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Minnesota Wild vs Florida Panthers

NHL
Wild
41-20-12, 94 PTS
3-2
Final
Panthers
35-33-3, 73 PTS
Amerant Bank Arena
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

MIN shoots leftFLA shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
MIN19112050
FLA68620

In net

Jesper Wallstedt18/20 SV, .900
Daniil Tarasov47/50 SV, .940
Team123T
MIN0213
FLA0022

Who won: Wild 3-2

The Minnesota Wild beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at Amerant Bank Arena. The Wild outscored the Panthers 2-0 in the 2nd period. Marcus Foligno led the Wild in goals (1). Matthew Tkachuk led the Panthers in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0Matthew TkachukLW
  2. 27.9Joel Eriksson EkC
  3. 37.7Ryan HartmanRW
  4. 47.7Aaron EkbladD
  5. 57.6Marcus FolignoLW
  6. 67.6Brock FaberD
  7. 77.6Jeff PetryD
  8. 87.3Yakov TreninC
  9. 97.2Sam BennettC
  10. 107.2Daniil TarasovG
  11. 117.0Quinn HughesD
  12. 127.0Seth JonesD

Team stats

MINFLA
20Blocked Shots9
15Hits21
4Takeaways5
50Shots20
0Power Play Goals0
1Power Play Opportunities1
0.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
35Faceoffs Won33
51.5Faceoff Win Percent48.5
13Giveaways13
1Total Penalties1
2Penalty Minutes2

Player of the game

Matthew Tkachuk

FLA · 1 G, 1 A, 4 SOG

8.0

Deserved to win

81%
MIN · 3.73 xG
19%
FLA · 1.76 xG

Wild created better chances: they win this game 81% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:05Joel Eriksson Ek

    Faceoff win vs L. Kunin

    Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Luke Kunin

    J. Eriksson Ek · 1 G

  3. GOALP3 0:05
    Joel Eriksson Ek

    Goal! Wrist shot

    J. Eriksson Ek · 1 G

    Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Faber (34)

    MIN 3 - 2 FLA
  4. P3 0:06Joel Eriksson Ek

    Tip-in shot on goal

    Joel Eriksson Ek Tip-In saved by Daniil Tarasov

    J. Eriksson Ek · 1 G

  5. P3 0:08Gustav Forsling
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Gustav Forsling

    G. Forsling · 1 A

  6. P3 0:13Tomas Nosek

    Faceoff win vs J. Eriksson Ek

    Tomas Nosek faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek

    T. Nosek

  7. P3 0:20Quinn Hughes

    Slap shot on goal

    Quinn Hughes Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov

    Q. Hughes

  8. P3 0:55Mats Zuccarello

    Snap shot on goal

    Mats Zuccarello Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov

    M. Zuccarello

  9. P3 0:57Tomas Nosek

    Big hit on J. Brodin

    Tomas Nosek hit Jonas Brodin

    T. Nosek

  10. P3 1:13Tomas Nosek

    Faceoff win vs R. Hartman

    Tomas Nosek faceoff won against Ryan Hartman

    T. Nosek

  11. GOALP3 1:13
    Aaron Ekblad

    Goal! Slap shot

    A. Ekblad · 1 G

    Aaron Ekblad Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Seth Jones (19), Matthew Tkachuk (15)

    MIN 2 - 2 FLA
  12. P3 1:21Matthew Tkachuk

    Blocked

    Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Jake Middleton

  13. P3 1:27Carter Verhaeghe

    Shot blocked by J. Middleton

    Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Jake Middleton

    C. Verhaeghe

  14. P3 1:36Aaron Ekblad

    Shot blocked by M. McCarron

    Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Michael McCarron

    A. Ekblad · 1 G

  15. P3 1:38Sam Bennett

    Big hit on B. Faber

    Sam Bennett hit Brock Faber

    S. Bennett · 1 A

  16. P3 1:41Eetu Luostarinen

    Shot blocked by J. Middleton

    Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Jake Middleton

    E. Luostarinen

  17. P3 1:47Michael McCarron

    Faceoff win vs S. Bennett

    Michael McCarron faceoff won against Sam Bennett

    M. McCarron

  18. P3 1:55Brock Faber

    Shot blocked by M. McCarron

    Brock Faber shot blocked by Michael McCarron

    B. Faber · 1 A

  19. P3 2:00Sam Bennett

    Shot blocked by B. Faber

    Sam Bennett shot blocked by Brock Faber

    S. Bennett · 1 A

  20. P3 2:07Carter Verhaeghe

    Tip-in shot on goal

    Carter Verhaeghe Tip-In saved by Jesper Wallstedt

    C. Verhaeghe

  21. P3 2:10Sam Bennett

    Faceoff win vs M. McCarron

    Sam Bennett faceoff won against Michael McCarron

    S. Bennett · 1 A

  22. P3 2:16Matthew Tkachuk
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Matthew Tkachuk

  23. P3 2:25Aaron Ekblad

    Backhand high and wide right

    Aaron Ekblad Backhand High and Wide Right

    A. Ekblad · 1 G

  24. P3 3:00Matthew Tkachuk

    Shot blocked by M. McCarron

    Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Michael McCarron

    M. Tkachuk · 1 G, 1 A

  25. P3 3:03Eetu Luostarinen

    Faceoff win vs M. McCarron

    Eetu Luostarinen faceoff won against Michael McCarron

    E. Luostarinen

Leaders

MINFLA
Goals
Marcus Foligno
1
Matthew Tkachuk
1
Assists
Jeff Petry
1
Matthew Tkachuk
1
Points
Marcus Foligno
1
Matthew Tkachuk
2

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1

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