Predators 3–5 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2024)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🐯 NSH	2	1	0	3
🌲 MIN	1	3	1	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Marco Rossi

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · 19:18 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Jonas Brodin

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 23:58 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Filip Gustavsson

43 saves

0.935 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Marco Rossi Go-ahead 1st · 07:54

Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Jonas Brodin · beat Justus Annunen

0–1

🐯 Colton Sissons Tying 1st · 11:00

Assists: Brady Skjei, Nick Blankenburg · beat Filip Gustavsson

1–1

🐯 Jonathan Marchessault Go-ahead 1st · 15:14

Assists: Steven Stamkos · beat Filip Gustavsson

2–1

2nd period

🌲 Mats Zuccarello PP Tying 2nd · 06:19

Assists: Joel Eriksson Ek, Filip Gustavsson · beat Justus Annunen

2–2

🌲 Jonas Brodin Go-ahead 2nd · 08:57

Assists: Marcus Foligno, Marco Rossi · beat Justus Annunen

2–3

🐯 Ryan O'Reilly Tying 2nd · 12:01

Assists: Gustav Nyquist, Brady Skjei · beat Filip Gustavsson

3–3

🌲 Declan Chisholm PP Go-ahead 2nd · 17:08

Assists: Ryan Hartman, Marcus Johansson · beat Justus Annunen

3–4

3rd period

🌲 Marco Rossi PP 3rd · 07:07

Assists: Joel Eriksson Ek, Brock Faber · beat Justus Annunen

3–5

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🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Forsberg · Stamkos · Marchessault 22:04

L2 O'Reilly · Nyquist · Jankowski 19:51

L3 Sissons · Hinostroza · Evangelista 11:44

L4 L'Heureux · Novak · McCarron 10:11

D1 Josi · Skjei 28:18

D2 Blankenburg · Barron 18:44

D3 Schenn · Lauzon 10:08

🌲Wild

L1 Gaudreau · Eriksson Ek · Zuccarello 20:34

L2 Boldy · Rossi · Hartman 18:23

L3 Johansson · Foligno · Trenin 15:26

L4 Khusnutdinov · Shore · Jones 6:26

D1 Faber · Brodin 26:24

D2 Bogosian · Chisholm 17:48

D3 Merrill · Spurgeon 11:52

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH MIN🌲

46 Shots on goal 38

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

19 Hits 14

9 Blocked shots 13

3 Takeaways 3

11 Giveaways 18

35 Penalty minutes 16

NSH shooting 6.5% (3/46) MIN shooting 13.2% (5/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Justus Annunen

33/38

.868 SV% · 5 GA · 56:00 TOI

🌲Wild

Filip Gustavsson

43/46

.935 SV% · 3 GA · 59:34 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

NSH MIN

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⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Wild lead the season series 2–0

Nov 302024 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 2–3 OT Mar 102024 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 3–4 OT Feb 292024 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 1–6 Jan 252024 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 3–2 Nov 302023 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 6–1

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❓ NSH vs MIN, answered

Who won Predators vs Wild on December 31, 2024?

Wild won 5–3. The final score was Predators 3, Wild 5.

Who scored for Predators?

Colton Sissons, Jonathan Marchessault, Ryan O'Reilly.

Who scored for Wild?

Marco Rossi (2), Declan Chisholm, Jonas Brodin, Mats Zuccarello.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Justus Annunen made 33 saves on 38 shots (.868 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Filip Gustavsson made 43 saves on 46 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Predators vs Wild season series?

Wild lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐯 Predators

BeforeDec 30 🐯NSH @ ✈️WPG 0–3 AfterJan 3 🐯NSH @ 🐋VAN 3–0

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 29 🏛️OTT @ 🌲MIN 3–1 AfterJan 2 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 4–3

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