NHL Clash: Wild Welcomes Ducks, Spotlight on Kaprizov and Vatrano

Wednesday, March 13th, 2024

The Minnesota Wild, with a record of 32 wins, 27 losses, and 7 ties, are set to host the Anaheim Ducks, who have a record of 23 wins, 39 losses, and 3 ties, on their own ice. Coming off a 4-1 win against Arizona, Kirill Kaprizov is looking to continue his streak of scoring success.

The Wild have demonstrated strong performance on their home turf, having a 17-12-4 record there and showing a notable capacity for scoring, with a successful record of 28-9-3 whenever they manage to notch at least three goals in a game.

Conversely, the Ducks have encountered difficulties in their away games, achieving a 13-16-2 record, on top of their overall struggling performance of 23-39-3, underscored by a scoring deficit of -67.

In their last match-up, the Ducks secured a 3-2 victory, with Brett Leason delivering two goals.

Notable players include Kaprizov, who has scored 33 goals and provided 40 assists for Minnesota, and Frank Vatrano, who has contributed 29 goals and 21 assists for Anaheim.

Looking at the recent form, over their past 10 games, Minnesota has managed a 6-3-1 record, in contrast to Anaheim's 3-6-1 record.

On the injury front, Minnesota will be without Jared Spurgeon due to hip/back issues and Sam Hentges due to an undisclosed condition. Anaheim will be missing several players: Brock McGinn is out with an upper body injury, Leo Carlsson is sidelined with a concussion, Max Jones is ill, and Trevor Zegras is recovering from an ankle injury.

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