Minnesota Wild chase ninth straight win over Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks meet Minnesota Wild at Honda Center, Wednesday 2:00pm (NHL). Minnesota Wild have won the last eight against Anaheim Ducks.
The big picture
Anaheim Ducks come in 15th on the ladder; Minnesota Wild are 3rd. Minnesota Wild are the side higher up the table.
Anaheim Ducks are 9–8 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.8 goals for and 3.8 against.
Minnesota Wild are 12–6 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.3 goals for and 2.2 against.
Form
Anaheim Ducks have won four of their last five and most recently beat Calgary Flames 5–3.
Minnesota Wild have won four of their last five and most recently beat San Jose Sharks 4–1.
Anaheim Ducks arrive on a 4-game winning streak.
Minnesota Wild arrive on a 3-game winning streak.
Head to head
These sides have met 72 times on our records since 2006: Anaheim Ducks 30, Minnesota Wild 42.
Last time out (2025-26), Minnesota Wild won 3–2 at Grand Casino Arena.
Minnesota Wild have won the last eight against Anaheim Ducks.
Biggest margin between these two: Anaheim Ducks by 4 goals in 2018-19 (4–0).
Players to watch
For Anaheim Ducks, watch Cutter Gauthier (0.8 goals a game, 6 assists in 2026-27) and Beckett Sennecke (10 goals, 11 assists in 2026-27).
For Minnesota Wild, watch Kirill Kaprizov (0.9 goals a game, 14 assists in 2026-27) and Matt Boldy (7 goals, 10 assists in 2026-27).
At Honda Center
Anaheim Ducks have won 7 of their last 19 at Honda Center.
The deeper numbers
Anaheim Ducks haven't beaten Minnesota Wild at Honda Center since 2020-21: 10 meetings there since then.
Minnesota Wild have won their last 10 games at Honda Center.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Minnesota Wild have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
