The Minnesota Wild moved to 38-16-11 with 5 points, while the Utah Mammoth fell to 34-26-5 with 0 points in a 5-0 result at Grand Casino Arena.
First period
The Minnesota Wild opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while the Utah Mammoth posted 0 goals in the same period.
The Wild finished the night with 30 shots and a 17 percent shooting rate, and the Mammoth ended with 25 shots and a 0 percent shooting rate.
The Wild delivered 22 hits and the Mammoth recorded 14 hits as the game’s physical exchanges started early.
Second period
The Wild added 1 goal in the second period and carried a 33-27 edge in faceoffs won.
The Mammoth went 0 for 3 on the power play with 5 shots, and the Wild penalty kill held Utah to 0 goals while facing those chances.
The Wild went 0 for 4 on the power play with 6 shots, and Utah’s penalty kill kept Minnesota off the board on special teams.
Third period
The Wild scored 3 goals in the third period, and Minnesota’s even-strength play produced all 5 goals on 24 even-strength shots.
Filip Gustavsson earned the win with 25 saves on 25 shots against, and Utah goaltending was tagged for 5 goals against on 30 shots against.
Brock Faber was the top-listed star for Minnesota, and
Matt Boldy and
Vladimir Tarasenko were also named among the game’s 3 stars.
Post game
The Wild finished with 8 takeaways and 16 giveaways, and the Mammoth totaled 3 takeaways and 21 giveaways in Minnesota Wild vs Utah Mammoth recap.
The Wild blocked 12 shots attempts and the Mammoth blocked 16 as the Minnesota Wild vs Utah Mammoth tactical recap centered on even-strength execution.
Utah logged 13 penalty minutes to Minnesota’s 11, and the Minnesota Wild vs Utah Mammoth turning point came as the Wild’s 5-on-5 scoring separated the teams.
The stat sheet showed Minnesota at plus 25 and Utah at minus 25, and the post game analysis also reflected Minnesota’s 55 percent faceoff win rate.
The next Minnesota Wild game is scheduled for 8:00 PM EDT on 3/12/2026 at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, MN, and the broadcast listings include ESPN+, NBCS-PH, FDSN, and FDSWIX.
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