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FINAL

Minnesota2-0-1 · 5 ptsFoligno 09:35 · Coleman 13:48 PP · Kaprizov 04:42

Nashville1-1-1 · 3 ptsJosi 09:23

By period

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Minnesota2013

Nashville0101

Pre-game favouriteMIN 57.3%Won

First starB. Coleman1 G · 0 A

Game stats

30Shots20

3.3Expected goals2.1

1/4Power play0/4

21Hits25

10Blocks13

Full box score ↓

Recap · data desk

Coleman scores the winner as Minnesota beat Nashville 3-1

Minnesota out-shot Nashville 30-20. The pre-game price had MIN at 57.3%.

Pucks & Stats Data Desk 1 Oct

1st period: N. Foligno (MIN), B. Coleman (MIN). 2nd period: R. Josi (NSH). 3rd period: K. Kaprizov (MIN).

Nick Foligno led Minnesota with 1 goal. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 19 of 20 shots. On expected goals it was Minnesota 3.3, Nashville 2.1. On the power play Minnesota went 1 for 4 and Nashville 0 for 4.

Shots30-20Minnesota first

Power play1/4Minnesota

Lead changes0

DecidedRegulationWinner at 13:48

How it turned

1st period

09:35Nick Foligno (goal 1)Assists: M. McCarron, O. MaattaEV1-0

13:48Blake Coleman (goal 1)Assists: B. Brink, D. YurovPP · GWG2-0

2nd period

09:23Roman Josi (goal 1)Assists: F. Forsberg, S. StamkosEV2-1

3rd period

04:42Kirill Kaprizov (goal 1)Assists: Q. Hughes, J. SpurgeonEV3-1

Where the goals came from

Minnesota attacking leftNashville attacking right

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

How the chances built

Minnesota 3.34 xGNashville 2.09 xGDots are goals · hover for the shot

Running total of expected goals for each team, regulation and overtime. A steep climb is a spell of good chances; a goal dot above the other line came against the run of play.

The market got this one

Market, pre-game57.3% MINCalled it

Last season's table57.6% MINCalled it

Total goals4Under 6.0

How each market settled ↓

What’s next

Minnesota visit Tampa Bay on Thursday 8 October. Nashville visit Montréal on Thursday 8 October.

Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators

Three stars

1 B. Coleman1 G · 0 A

2 N. Foligno1 G · 0 A

3 R. Josi1 G · 0 A

All-time54-31-15Nashville lead

Meetings101Including this game

Head-to-head finder

Futures after the final

Partner prices · implied, venue average

TeamCupPlayoffs

Minnesota6%83%

Nashville0.5%30.5%

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Stanley Cup odds

Full game data

Box score

Minnesota

#SkaterGAPSOG+/-FO%TOI

97Kirill Kaprizov1013+1—20:53

20Blake Coleman10120—13:44

71Nick Foligno1012+133.3%12:29

43Quinn Hughes0115+1—27:30

3Olli Maatta01100—21:34

46Jared Spurgeon0111+1—19:09

47Michael McCarron0114+153.3%13:24

22Danila Yurov01110100.0%12:29

10Bobby Brink01120—11:37

12Matt Boldy00050—21:28

25Jonas Brodin00000—20:28

14Joel Eriksson Ek0003+145.5%20:20

49Maxim Shabanov00000—15:09

24Zach Bogosian0001−1—14:32

38Ryan Hartman0000−150.0%12:54

13Yakov Trenin0000−10.0%12:44

17Marcus Foligno0001+1—12:16

48Daemon Hunt0000+1—10:06

Nashville

#SkaterGAPSOG+/-FO%TOI

59Roman Josi10130—24:53

9Filip Forsberg01120—19:29

91Steven Stamkos0111071.4%18:46

90Ryan O'Reilly0004059.1%21:31

76Brady Skjei00000—20:53

48Nick Perbix0000−1—18:04

22Mavrik Bourque0004066.7%17:25

71Matthew Wood0000012.5%17:22

81Jonathan Marchessault0000−1—17:20

2Adam Wilsby00000—16:05

12Ryan Ufko0001−1—15:27

41Nicolas Hague0000−1—15:23

14Alexander Kerfoot000100.0%13:20

18Jack Drury0000046.2%12:50

79Ross Colton000200.0%12:15

49Reid Schaefer0001−1—11:35

84Adam Edstrom000100.0%10:50

21Nils Hoglander00000100.0%10:32

Markets

How each market settled

Market · closing priceMarketKalshiKalshiPolymarketPolyProphetXProphetXSettled

Nashville to winMoneyline43¢43¢42¢0¢

Minnesota to winMoneyline58¢58¢58¢100¢

Closing price = each venue’s midpoint at the last snapshot before puck drop. Settlement follows each venue’s rules; shown for information only. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable.

Before the game · as published 1 Oct, 7:41 PM ET

Head-to-headMeeting number 101

Head-to-head

Meeting number 101

Across 100 completed games, Nashville lead the head-to-head 54-31-15.

All-time record54-31-15Nashville's record in the series

Meetings played100This is number 101

2025-26 seriesMIN 2-1-1

Last 53-2Nashville

Last 5 meetings

DateResultShotsPower playWinner

11 Apr 2026MIN 1 – NSH 222–22MIN 0/2 · NSH 0/3NSH

4 Feb 2026MIN 6 – NSH 5 OT43–35MIN 1/2 · NSH 2/3MIN

23 Dec 2025NSH 3 – MIN 2 OT29–32NSH 2/4 · MIN 0/3NSH

4 Nov 2025NSH 2 – MIN 3 OT34–24NSH 0/2 · MIN 2/3MIN

18 Jan 2025MIN 2 – NSH 629–38MIN 1/4 · NSH 1/3NSH

Special teamsPower play and penalty kill, season and series

Special teams

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled.

Minnesota

Power play · 2025-2625.2%

Power play · last 5 meetings28.6%

Penalty kill · 2025-2679.8%

Drawn · 2025-26258 (3.15/gm)

Drawn · last meetings14 (2.80/gm)

Shorthanded · 2025-26213 (2.60/gm)

PP goals · last meetings4

Nashville

Power play · 2025-2623.1%

Power play · last 5 meetings33.3%

Penalty kill · 2025-2681.7%

Drawn · 2025-26238 (2.90/gm)

Drawn · last meetings15 (3.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2025-26246 (3.00/gm)

PP goals · last meetings5

Goaltending and injuriesWho has stopped this matchup

Goaltending

Who has stopped this matchup

Save percentage in the last meetings by goalie. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Minnesota crease

vs NSHAppsSAGASV%

Jesper Wallstedt1222.909

Filip Gustavsson39810.898

M. Fleury1375.865

Nashville crease

vs MINAppsSAGASV%

Justus Annunen2464.913

Juuse Saros310410.904

Team news

2 on the injury lists

Minnesota · injuries

Brock FaberSkullIRReturn15 Oct

Filip GustavssonHipIRReturn1 Nov

Nashville · injuries

No players listed.

Latest moves

24 Sep · MIN

Waived for the purpose of assignment to Iowa (AHL) Ds Matt Kiersted, Carson Lambos, and Roman Schmidt and Fs Caedan Bankier, Dylan Gambrell, Justin Kirkland, Tyler Pitlick, and Mason Shaw. Assigned Ds Ben Dexheimer and Viking Gustafsson Nyberg and Fs Jagger Joshua, Hunter Haight, Riley Heidt, Rasmus Kumpulainen, and Rieger Lorenz to Iowa.

14 Jul · MIN

Signed G Filip Ruzicka to a three-year, entry-level contract.

13 Jul · MIN

Signed D Filip Ruzicka to a three-year contract.

27 Sep · NSH

Placed RD Ilya Lyubushkin and RD Nicklaus Perbix on waivers.

26 Sep · NSH

Claimed D William Trudeau off waivers from New York.

25 Sep · NSH

Assigned Fs Felix Nilsson and Cole O'Hara, D Tanner Molendyk and G Matt Murray to Milwaukee (AHL).

Thursday 1 October · the full slate

Scores →

7:00 PM ETPHI at NJD 7:00 PM ETTBL at NYR 7:00 PM ETBUF at CBJ 8:00 PM ETMIN at NSHThis 9:00 PM ETSEA at CGY 9:30 PM ETCHI at UTA 10:00 PM ETEDM at VAN 10:00 PM ETFLA at SJS

Shots, skaters, totals and marketsNashville out-attempted Minnesota 310 to 299

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Nashville out-attempted Minnesota 310 to 299

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

Minnesota Wild

299 att · 151 on goal · 14 G · 9.3%

Crease30 att · 2 G

Slot108 att · 7 G

Wing114 att · 3 G

Point38 att · 2 G

Neutral zone9 att · 0 G

Nashville Predators

310 att · 158 on goal · 18 G · 11.4%

Crease30 att · 5 G

Slot115 att · 8 G

Wing118 att · 5 G

Point39 att · 0 G

Neutral zone8 att · 0 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Skaters

Steven Stamkos has 9 points in the last 5 meetings

Left, production across the last meetings. Right, each club's scoring leaders this season, with 2025-26 one tap away.

In the last meetings

PlayerGPGAPSOG

Steven Stamkos554916

Filip Forsberg534719

Ryan O'Reilly51679

Matt Boldy542618

Roman Josi423518

Kirill Kaprizov413417

Brock Faber51349

Luke Evangelista412310

Michael McCarron51237

M. Johansson41234

Season leaders

PlayerGPGPP/GP

Kirill Kaprizov7845891.14

Matt Boldy7642851.12

Mats Zuccarello5915540.92

Quinn Hughes485531.10

Joel Eriksson Ek7019510.73

Filip Forsberg8240750.91

Ryan O'Reilly8125740.91

Steven Stamkos8242660.80

Luke Evangelista8112560.69

Roman Josi6813550.81

Totals

A total in line with recent meetings

The board sits at 6.0. The last 5 meetings averaged 6.4 goals and went over 6.0 2 times.

line 6.0

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Dot colour: the winner of that meeting · goals per game

Last 5 avg6.4Goals per game

Over 6.02 of 5

Books at the line6Posting 6.0

Lowest3 goals

Prediction markets

Minnesota favoured on both sides of the border

US and Canadian books are kept apart because they are separate markets with different books and prices.

Moneyline by market

SelectionBestAvgFair

United States · 9 books

Minnesota59¢60¢57.3%

Nashville44¢44¢42.7%

Canada · 2 books

Minnesota59¢59¢56.6%

Nashville46¢46¢43.4%

Snapshot 1 Oct, 4:54 PM ET

Lines on the board

Puck line MIN -1.59 books

Puck line NSH +1.59 books

Total 6.06 books

Total 6.53 books

Sportsbook prices are shown as implied cents (100 ÷ decimal odds) so they compare directly with prediction-market prices. Fair = margin removed. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable.

Updated after every final · Closing 1 Oct, 4:54 PM ET