Minnesota Wild vs Detroit Red Wings

NHL

44-21-12, 100 PTS

5-4

Final

40-29-8, 88 PTS

Little Caesars Arena

TV: TNT

Team	1	2	3	T
MIN	0	4	1	5
DET	1	0	3	4

Who won: Wild 5-4

The Minnesota Wild beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. The Wild win the series 2-0. The Wild outscored the Red Wings 4-0 in the 2nd period. Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild in goals (3). Axel Sandin-Pellikka led the Red Wings in goals (1).

Leaders

MINDET

Goals

Kirill Kaprizov

3

Axel Sandin-Pellikka

1

Assists

Ryan Hartman

2

Axel Sandin-Pellikka

1

Points

Kirill Kaprizov

3

Patrick Kane

2

Scoring

1st

1:40

Goal

Albert Johansson Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Axel Sandin-Pellikka (14), Patrick Kane (37)

0-1

2nd

0:18

Goal

Matt Boldy Goal (41) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Eriksson Ek (30)

1-1

1:25

Goal

Kirill Kaprizov Goal (41) Deflected, assists: Ryan Hartman (18), Mats Zuccarello (35)

2-1

7:03

Goal

Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Middleton (14), Ryan Hartman (19)

3-1

12:32

Goal

Kirill Kaprizov Goal (42) Snap Shot, assists: Brock Faber (36)

4-1

3rd

7:18

Goal

Axel Sandin-Pellikka Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Larkin (29), Lucas Raymond (48)

4-2

11:14

Goal

J.T. Compher Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Simon Edvinsson (15), Marco Kasper (10)

4-3

14:36

Goal

Patrick Kane Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Alex DeBrincat (42), Andrew Copp (33)

4-4

18:09

Goal

Kirill Kaprizov Goal (43) Slap Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (40), Mats Zuccarello (36)

5-4

Scores shown as MIN-DET.

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