Minnesota Wild turn the second period into a spark, but the Philadelphia Flyers take the shootout at Grand Casino Arena

The Minnesota Wild moved to 38-16-12 and 2 points, while the Philadelphia Flyers improved to 31-23-11 and 3 points after a 3-2 shootout result at Grand Casino Arena.

The Minnesota Wild vs Philadelphia Flyers final score reflected a game where the Wild won 57 percent of faceoffs while the Flyers finished with 26 shots.

First period

The Minnesota Wild opened with 23 shots in the box score and 32 hits on the night, and the Flyers countered with 21 hits and 8 takeaways.

The Flyers put 1 goal on the board in the first period while the Wild scored 0, and Minnesota’s goaltending line ended at 24 saves on 26 shots against.

The Flyers finished the game with 19 giveaways while the Wild logged 16 giveaways in the turnover count.

Second period

The Wild produced 2 goals in the second period, and the team stat sheet credited Minnesota with 4 assists in the game.

Kirill Kaprizov scored 1 goal on 1 shot, and Matt Boldy added 1 goal on 4 shots to anchor the Wild scoring summary.

Quinn Hughes posted 2 assists and 3 shots, and the Wild went 1-for-3 on the power play with 5 power-play shots.

The Flyers went 0-for-4 on the power play, and Minnesota’s penalty kill line showed 5 shorthanded saves.

Third period

The Wild were held to 0 goals in the third period, and the Flyers scored 1 goal in the third to level the game on the scoring by period log.

Minnesota finished with 13 blocked shot attempts and 11 blocked shots, and Philadelphia recorded 12 blocked shot attempts and 10 blocked shots in the defensive metrics.

The Wild posted a -5 plus-minus as a team, while the Flyers finished at +4 plus-minus.

Overtime and shootout

The game went to overtime with both teams showing 0 overtime goals, and Minnesota registered 1 overtime shot while Philadelphia generated 4 overtime shots.

The shootout line showed the Flyers scoring 1 goal on 3 shots while the Wild scored 0 goals on 1 shot, and Philadelphia goaltender Dan Vladar earned the win credit with 21 saves.

The Minnesota Wild full-time result came with a Minnesota Wild final whistle reaction centered on a 0-for-1 shootout line, and the post game analysis also pointed to Minnesota’s 49 total faceoffs and 28 faceoffs won.

The Wild are scheduled to host the New York Rangers at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul on 3/14/2026 at 6:00 PM EDT, with viewing options listed as ESPN+, MSG, FDSN, and FDSWIX.

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