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Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken

NHL
Wild
26-11-8, 60 PTS
3-2
Final/OT
Kraken
20-14-8, 48 PTS
Climate Pledge Arena
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

MIN shoots leftSEA shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdOTT
MIN10812434
SEA11611028

In net

Jesper Wallstedt26/28 SV, .929
Philipp Grubauer31/34 SV, .912
Team123OTT
MIN20013
SEA00202

Who won: Wild 3-2

The Minnesota Wild beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 in overtime on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at Climate Pledge Arena. The Wild outscored the Kraken 2-0 in the 1st period. Brock Faber led the Wild in goals (1). Adam Larsson led the Kraken in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.2Brock FaberD
  2. 27.9Kirill KaprizovLW
  3. 37.9Mats ZuccarelloRW
  4. 47.6Ryan HartmanRW
  5. 57.6Vince DunnD
  6. 67.5Quinn HughesD
  7. 77.5Adam LarssonD
  8. 87.3Matty BeniersC
  9. 97.2Matt BoldyLW
  10. 107.0Jesper WallstedtG
  11. 116.9Jared McCannLW
  12. 126.8Jared SpurgeonD

Team stats

MINSEA
9Blocked Shots19
16Hits13
6Takeaways5
34Shots28
0Power Play Goals1
1Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
23Faceoffs Won34
40.4Faceoff Win Percent59.6
16Giveaways13
3Total Penalties1
6Penalty Minutes2

Player of the game

Brock Faber

MIN · 1 G, 1 A, 3 SOG

8.2

Deserved to win

40%
MIN · 2.55 xG
60%
SEA · 3.15 xG

Kraken deserved better: 60% on chances, lost 2-3

Play by play

  1. End of the overtime
  2. GOALOT 2:09
    Mats Zuccarello

    Goal! Wrist shot

    M. Zuccarello · 1 G

    Mats Zuccarello Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (27), Brock Faber (16)

    MIN 3 - 2 SEA
  3. OT 1:05Matt Boldy
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Matt Boldy

    M. Boldy · 1 A

  4. OT 0:57Kirill Kaprizov

    Shot

    Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot saved by Philipp Grubauer

  5. OT 0:44Quinn Hughes

    Wrist shot on goal

    Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Philipp Grubauer

    Q. Hughes · 1 A

  6. OT 0:40Chandler Stephenson
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Chandler Stephenson

    C. Stephenson

  7. OT 0:34Matt Boldy

    Wrist shot wide right

    Matt Boldy Wrist Shot Wide Right

    M. Boldy · 1 A

  8. OT 0:26Matt Boldy

    Snap shot wide left

    Matt Boldy Snap Shot Wide Left

    M. Boldy · 1 A

  9. OT 0:00Matt Boldy

    Faceoff win vs C. Stephenson

    Matt Boldy faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson

    M. Boldy · 1 A

  10. Start of the overtime
  11. End of the 3rd period
  12. P3 1:07Brock Faber
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Brock Faber

    B. Faber · 1 G, 1 A

  13. P3 1:13Quinn Hughes

    Wrist shot wide right

    Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot Wide Right

    Q. Hughes · 1 A

  14. P3 1:47Vince Dunn

    Shot blocked by D. Hunt

    Vince Dunn shot blocked by Daemon Hunt

    V. Dunn · 2 A

  15. P3 1:55Kirill Kaprizov

    Big hit on V. Dunn

    Kirill Kaprizov hit Vince Dunn

    K. Kaprizov · 2 A

  16. P3 2:12Jacob Melanson

    Big hit on D. Hunt

    Jacob Melanson hit Daemon Hunt

    J. Melanson

  17. P3 2:31Ryker Evans
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Ryker Evans

    R. Evans

  18. P3 2:53Ryker Evans

    Shot blocked by J. Brodin

    Ryker Evans shot blocked by Jonas Brodin

    R. Evans

  19. P3 3:03Ben Meyers

    Faceoff win vs N. Sturm

    Ben Meyers faceoff won against Nico Sturm

    B. Meyers

  20. P3 3:05Matty Beniers

    Snap shot on goal

    Matty Beniers Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt

    M. Beniers · 1 G

  21. P3 3:09Yakov Trenin

    Big hit on C. Fleury

    Yakov Trenin hit Cale Fleury

    Y. Trenin

  22. P3 3:26Cale Fleury
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Cale Fleury

    C. Fleury

  23. P3 3:32Matt Boldy
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Matt Boldy

  24. P3 3:51Marcus Johansson

    Backhand wide left

    Marcus Johansson Backhand Wide Left

    M. Johansson

  25. P3 4:07Quinn Hughes

    Slap shot on goal

    Quinn Hughes Slap Shot saved by Philipp Grubauer

    Q. Hughes · 1 A

Leaders

MINSEA
Goals
Brock Faber
1
Adam Larsson
1
Assists
Kirill Kaprizov
2
Vince Dunn
2
Points
Brock Faber
2
Vince Dunn
2

Season seriesMIN leads series 2-0

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