NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota Wild overnight into Wednesday, February 24
02:00
Swedish time
in 108 days and 23 hours
Local time: 19:00, Tuesday, February 23
Pittsburgh Penguins visit Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena overnight into Wednesday, February 24. The puck drops at 02:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Penguins are 7th in the Metropolitan with 12 points from 16 games, while Wild are 1st in the Central with 25 points from 17. It is meeting 2 of 2 between the teams this season. 7 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Erik Karlsson and Joel Eriksson Ek.
The Swedes in the game
#65
Erik KarlssonD
16 P16 games, 3 goals, 13 assists
Last 5: 5 P · vs Wild: 36 P in 33
#67
Rickard RakellRW
9 P16 games, 5 goals, 4 assists
Last 5: 5 P · vs Wild: 20 P in 34
#25
Elmer SöderblomLW
1 PInjured, expected back NOV 14
6 games, 0 goals, 1 assists
Last 5: 1 P · vs Wild: 2 P in 5
#14
Joel Eriksson EkC
15 P18 games, 6 goals, 9 assists
Last 5: 6 P · vs Penguins: 7 P in 15
#25
Jonas BrodinD
6 P18 games, 0 goals, 6 assists
Last 5: 3 P · vs Penguins: 13 P in 22
#32
Filip GustavssonG
Injured, expected back NOV 19
No games yet this season
vs Penguins: 2-4-0
#30
Jesper WallstedtG
.91916 games, 10-2-0, 2.04 GAA
Last 5: 4-0-1
The teams going in
| PIT | Comparison | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Points | 25 |
| 16 | Games | 17 |
| 5-9-2 | W-L-OT | 11-3-3 |
| 7th Metropolitan | In the division | 1st Central |
| 29th | In the NHL | 2nd |
| 3.19 | Goals per game | 3.29 |
| 3.63 | Against per game | 2.24 |
| -7 | Goal difference | +18 |
| 2-7-1 | Last 10 | 7-1-2 |
| L3 | Streak | W2 |
| 1-6-1 | Road / home this year | 4-0-1 |
| 1 day | Rest before | 2 days |
Standings as of November 6, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
PIT51 %19 wins
MIN46 %17 wins
Even: the teams have won about as often.1 ties (3 %)
MIN@PIT
5–0November 22, 2025 · 11mo ago
6Swedes in action2 G2 A4 P
PIT@MIN
4–1October 31, 2025 · 1y ago
6Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
PIT@MIN
3–1March 9, 2025 · 1y ago
5Swedes in action0 G3 A3 P
MIN@PIT
5–3October 30, 2024 · 2y ago
7Swedes in action2 G1 A3 P
PIT@MIN
2–3February 10, 2024 · 2y ago
6Swedes in action1 G3 A4 P