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43-21-12 - W2
Minnesota Wild
40-28-8 - L1
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit - Little Caesars Arena
April 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM - PREGAME
Central / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
MIN
1
L
Kirill Kaprizov
40G - 44A
(84P)
2
L
Matt Boldy
40G - 39A
(79P)
3
D
Quinn Hughes
6G - 68A
(74P)
4
D
Brock Faber
15G - 35A
(50P)
5
R
Mats Zuccarello
15G - 34A
(49P)
MIN Injuries
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Minnesota Wild trade Vinnie Hinostroza to the Florida Panthers for future considerations
Mar 6 2026
The Chicago Blackhawks trade Nick Foligno to the Minnesota Wild for future considerations.
Mar 6 2026
The Minnesota Wild acquire Bobby Brink from the Philadelphia Flyers for David Jiricek.
Mar 5 2026
The Minnesota Wild acquire Jeff Petry from the Florida Panthers for a conditional 2026 7th round pick.
Mar 3 2026
The Minnesota Wild acquire Michael McCarron from the Nashville Predators for a 2028 2nd round pick.
Mar 1 2026
The Philadelphia Flyers acquire Boris Katchouk from the Minnesota Wild for Roman Schmidt.
Central
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DET
1
R
Alex DeBrincat
39G - 41A
(80P)
2
L
Lucas Raymond
25G - 47A
(72P)
3
C
Dylan Larkin
30G - 28A
(58P)
4
D
Moritz Seider
9G - 45A
(54P)
5
R
Patrick Kane
14G - 36A
(50P)
DET Injuries
Appleton, Mason
Upper Body
Day to Day
Appleton (upper body) is questionable for Sunday's matchup against the Minnesota Wild, per Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press.
Apr 5, 2026
Faulk, Justin
Lower Body
Day to Day
Faulk (lower body) is trending toward being be a game-time decision against the New York Rangers on Saturday, according to Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press.
Apr 5, 2026
Trades
Mar 12 2026
The Tampa Bay Lightning acquire Ian Mitchell from the Detroit Red Wings for Michael Milne and Wojciech Stachowiak.
Mar 6 2026
The Detroit Red Wings acquire Justin Faulk from the St. Louis Blues for Justin Holl, Dmitri Buchelnikov, a 2026 1st round pick and a 2026 3rd round pick (SJS).
Mar 6 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire Elmer Soderblom from the Detroit Red Wings for a 2026 3rd round pick (SJS).
Mar 5 2026
The Detroit Red Wings acquire David Perron from the Ottawa Senators for a conditional 2026 4th round pick (CBJ).
Atlantic
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Goaltending
MIN
27-13-6
2.56 GAA
91.0% SV
DET
28-20-3
2.62 GAA
90.4% SV
MIN
16-8-6
2.67 GAA
91.4% SV
DET
12-8-5
3.01 GAA
89.2% SV
Goaltenders
MIN
43-21-12
GAA: 2.82
SV%: 0.906
vs
DET
40-28-8
GAA: 2.97
SV%: 0.893