Minnesota Wild 3, Nashville Predators 1: final score and stats
Minnesota Wild beat Nashville Predators, Minnesota Wild 3 to Nashville Predators 1, on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Nashville Predators vs Minnesota Wild.
NHLThursday, October 1, 2026
DateOct 1, 2026
Start time8:00 PM ET
VenueBridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
TVESPN+
Attendance17,284
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Wild | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nashville Predators | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Minnesota WildNashville Predators
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
1-0-0Record0-1-0
1st in Central DivisionStanding4th in Central Division
7-5Road record / home record6-5
LWWWLLast 5WWWWL
L1StreakW4
Team stats
Minnesota WildNashville Predators
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Minnesota Wild
Filip Gustavsson G · Hip - Surgery
Injured ReserveBrock Faber D · Skull - Surgery
Injured ReserveNashville Predators
Jonathan Marchessault RW · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBox score
Minnesota Wild Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:28 | 5:44 | 1:51 | 13:53 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Brink | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 1:21 | 0:00 | 10:16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Coleman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:44 | 1:18 | 1:51 | 10:35 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:20 | 5:44 | 1:38 | 12:58 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 45.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Foligno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:29 | 0:00 | 2:22 | 10:07 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:16 | 0:00 | 1:33 | 10:43 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:54 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 11:40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:53 | 5:46 | 0:00 | 15:07 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13:24 | 0:00 | 2:54 | 10:30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxim Shabanov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:09 | 5:41 | 0:00 | 9:28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12:44 | 0:00 | 3:10 | 9:34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 | 1:17 | 0:41 | 10:31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:32 | 0:00 | 3:19 | 11:13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Brodin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:28 | 0:00 | 5:01 | 15:27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:30 | 6:01 | 0:11 | 21:18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daemon Hunt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:06 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 9:21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olli Maatta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:34 | 0:00 | 4:20 | 17:14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:09 | 1:11 | 2:24 | 15:34 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Minnesota Wild Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .950 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 59:14 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:25 | 3:08 | 0:58 | 13:19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Colton | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12:15 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 10:57 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:50 | 0:00 | 2:37 | 10:13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Edstrom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 9:58 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Filip Forsberg | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 | 5:22 | 0:00 | 14:07 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nils Hoglander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:32 | 1:04 | 0:00 | 9:28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Kerfoot | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:20 | 2:55 | 3:22 | 7:03 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:20 | 3:21 | 0:00 | 13:59 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:31 | 4:42 | 3:30 | 13:19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 59.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reid Schaefer | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Stamkos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:46 | 5:02 | 0:00 | 13:44 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Wood | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:22 | 4:56 | 2:00 | 10:26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Hague | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:23 | 0:04 | 0:27 | 14:52 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Josi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:53 | 5:05 | 2:44 | 17:04 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Perbix | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18:04 | 0:09 | 3:52 | 14:03 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brady Skjei | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20:53 | 0:00 | 5:02 | 15:51 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Ufko | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:27 | 2:54 | 0:00 | 12:33 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Wilsby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:00 | 2:00 | 14:05 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville Predators Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .900 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 58:19 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
MIN leads series 1-0
Mar 6, 2027MIN 0, NSH 0
Jan 9, 2027NSH 0, MIN 0
Nov 17, 2026NSH 0, MIN 0
Oct 1, 2026MIN 3, NSH 1
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators?
Minnesota Wild won, 3-1, on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
What was the final score of Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators?
Minnesota Wild 3, Nashville Predators 1.
Who were the top performers?
Minnesota Wild: Nick Foligno (1 goals). Nashville Predators: Roman Josi (1 goals).
Where is Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators played?
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN.
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