Minnesota Wild Set to Tame Anaheim Ducks in St. Paul Showdown

As the Minnesota Wild prepare to host the Anaheim Ducks at the Xcel Energy Center, fans are anticipating a game that could tip the scales of recent trends for both teams. The Wild have had a mixed bag of results in their last few outings, showing both resilience and areas needing improvement.

In their most recent game against the San Jose Sharks, Minnesota displayed a strong offensive performance with 4 goals on 32 shots, translating to a shooting percentage of 12 percent. Their power play capitalized once out of four opportunities, while their penalty kill remained unbreached. Faceoff wins were also a strong suit with a win rate of 56 percent.

However, looking back at previous games reveals some inconsistencies. Against the St. Louis Blues, they managed only one goal from 22 shots – an underwhelming shooting percentage of just 4 percent – and suffered from discipline issues with seven penalties amounting to fourteen penalty minutes.

The trend continued against Nashville Predators where they scored once on an impressive thirty-four shots but allowed six goals against them - highlighting potential defensive vulnerabilities.

Despite these fluctuations in performance, playing at home has been favorable for Minnesota this season; they will be looking to leverage this advantage against Anaheim Ducks who come into this matchup after facing their own set of challenges.

Fans can expect Minnesota to focus on tightening up defensively while continuing to push offensively as they seek consistency across all facets of their game plan. With faceoffs being crucial in controlling the game's tempo and possession time, maintaining or improving upon past faceoff percentages will be key for Minnesota's success.

The upcoming clash is scheduled for March 15th at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul and fans can catch all the action live on ESPN+ or BSN networks starting from midnight UTC (7 PM Central Time).