Gameday preview: Wild wrap home regular season slate vs. Jets

The Wild return home to face a Jets team that has yet to beat them this season.

April 11, 2023 at 1:34AM
San Jose Sharks' Mario Ferraro (38) and Winnipeg Jets' Mason Appleton (22) battle for the puck in front of Sharks goaltender James Reimer (47) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Monday April 10, 2023. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Jets’ Mason Appleton battled for the puck with the Sharks’ Mario Ferraro in front of San Jose goalie James Reimer on Monday night. (Fred Greenslade, Canadian Press via AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

7 p.m. Tuesday vs. Winnipeg • Xcel Energy Center • BSN Extra, 100.3-FM

Wild update: The Wild wrap up the home portion of their schedule before closing out the regular season on Thursday at Nashville. Another victory at Xcel Energy Center would give the Wild 26 for the season. In their past 15 matchups with the Jets, the Wild have won 11 times. Forwards Matt Boldy, Marcus Foligno, Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello all have four points apiece against Winnipeg this season. The Wild are 6-3-2 in the second half of a back-to-back.

Jets update: Like the Wild, the Jets were in action on Monday, routing the Sharks 6-2 behind three goals in the first period and three more in the third for their fourth victory in five games. Winnipeg is battling for the second and final wild card spot in the Western Conference. The Jets are 0-3 vs. the Wild this season. They are also 19-19-1 on the road.

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Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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