The Minnesota Wild return home to face the St. Louis Blues on Sunday, March 1, at 4:00 p.m. CT at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Coming off a 1-1-0 road trip following the Olympic break, the Wild hold a 35-15-10 record, while the Blues stand at 21-28-9. This game features special elements for Diversified Hockey Night.
The Minnesota Wild welcome the St. Louis Blues to Grand Casino Arena for a matchup on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. CT. The Wild are back home after a road trip that ended with a 1-1-0 record since the Olympic break. Notably, Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes appeared on "Saturday Night Live" the previous night alongside Team USA gold medalists Jack Hughes, Hilary Knight, and Megan Keller.
In the 2025-26 season series, the Wild lead 1-0-0 after a 5-0 season-opening win over the Blues on October 9 at Enterprise Center. In that game, Matt Boldy recorded 1 goal and 2 assists, Kirill Kaprizov had 3 assists, Ryan Hartman scored twice, Marco Rossi notched 1 goal and 1 assist, and Filip Gustavsson earned a shutout with 26 saves. Jordan Binnington made 16 saves on 21 shots for St. Louis.
Career stats highlight key players: Ryan Hartman leads the Wild with 24 points (15 goals, 9 assists) in 38 games against the Blues; Mats Zuccarello has 23 points (7-16) in 34 games; Kirill Kaprizov has 20 points (8-12) in 20 games. For the Blues, Brayden Schenn has 30 points (11-19) in 41 games versus Minnesota, Jordan Kyrou 26 points (15-11) in 24 games, Justin Faulk 23 points (3-20) in 39 games, and Pavel Buchnevich 22 points (10-12) in 22 games.
The all-time series favors the Wild at 45-35-21 overall, including 27-15-9 at home. Minnesota has gone 8-3-2 in the last 12 meetings against St. Louis since the 2022-23 season. The Wild defeated the Blues in the 2015 First Round but lost in 2017 and 2022.
Recent transactions include reassigning David Špaček to Iowa on February 25, recalling Ben Jones and Matt Kiersted on February 24, and other moves. Jonas Brodin is out with a lower-body injury, missing 12 games.
The projected lineup for the Wild features forwards Kirill Kaprizov centering Ryan Hartman and Mats Zuccarello on the first line, with Marcus Johansson, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Matt Boldy on the second; Yakov Trenin, Danila Yurov, and Vladimir Tarasenko on the third; and Marcus Foligno, Nico Sturm, and Vinnie Hinostroza on the fourth. Defense pairs include Quinn Hughes with Brock Faber, Jake Middleton with Jared Spurgeon, and Daemon Hunt with Zach Bogosian. Goalies are Filip Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt.
The game celebrates Diversified Hockey Night with elements like a flag bearer from St. Cloud Blizzard Sled Hockey, an Olympic ceremony honoring Matt Boldy, Brock Faber, and Quinn Hughes, and special food and retail items. It will stream on FanDuel Sports Network and air on KFAN.
