Ducks @ Wild: Into The Wilderness

Numbers for Nerds:

Goalie Frederik Andersen's 27-save performance in the 2-1 win over Minnesota on October 17th was his first ever appearance against the Wild franchise.

Team Records:

Ducks: (16-6-5), 37 points (T-1st in Pacific Division, T-1th in Western Conference), 2.67 G/GP, 2.56 GA/GP

Wild: (14-9-1), 29 points (5th in Central Division, 10th in Western Conference), 2.75 G/GP, 2.29 GA/GP

Ducks Team Leaders:

Scoring: Ryan Getzlaf (8-17-25), Corey Perry (14-8-22), Sami Vatanen (7-14-21)

TOI/GP: Hampus Lindholm (22:41), Vatanen (22:14), Cam Fowler (21:11), Getzlaf (20:39) Top FWD

Possession: (5v5 FF%, minimum 14 GP): Matt Beleskey (57.56), Josh Manson (56.07) Lindholm (52.27)

Possession numbers and chart via WAR-on-ice.com

Wild Team Leaders:

Scoring: Zach Parise (9-10-19), Jason Pominville (5-11-16), Nino Niederreiter (11-3-14), Thomas Vanek (2-12-14), Ryan Suter (1-12-13) Top Defenseman.

TOI/GP: Suter (29:19), Jared Spurgeon (24:48), Jonas Brodin (23:50), Parise (19:13) Top FWD

Possession: (5v5 FF%, minimum 12 GP): Brodin (61.94), Parise (59.62), Pominville (58.91)

Possession numbers and chart via WAR-on-ice.com

Goalies:

Ducks: Andersen (12-4-4) .915 SV%, 28.5 SA/G

Wild: Darcy Kuemper (11-7-0) .912 SV%, 26.0 SA/G

Power Play:

Ducks: 17.0% 21st, Perry 4 PPG, Vatanen 4 PPG 12 PPP

Wild: 9.0% 29th, Niederreiter 4 PPG 4 PPP

Penalty Kill:

Ducks: 83.9% 10th, Andrew Cogliano 1 SHG, Devante Smith-Pelly 1 SHG 2 SHP

Wild: 88.9% 2nd, Niederreiter 1 SHG, Jason Zucker 1 SHG, Ryan Carter 1 SHG