Minnesota Wild vs. Anaheim: Game preview, streaming, roster, more
By Tim Johnson
ESPN. Friday, October 15. 1-0. 105. 98. 9 p.m. CT. 0-0. Wild -165
The Minnesota Wild opens regular-season play on the West Coast for the second straight year.
Minnesota, which posted a 2-3 record in the preseason, heads into the Honda Center to face a Ducks team that opened with a 4-1 home win over Winnipeg on Wednesday. Mason McTavish, 18, who was selected third overall in this summer’s NHL Entry Draft, scored 13 minutes, 20 seconds into the first period to become the youngest player in franchise history to register a goal.
Anaheim finished 17-30-9 last season and missed the playoffs for the third straight year.
The Wild posted a 35-16-5 mark in 2020-21, which included a 14-11-3 road record. Minnesota has qualified for the playoffs in eight of the last nine years, including last year.
WE ARE BACK
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) October 15, 2021
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Series history
The Wild have a 38-31-7 all-time record against the Ducks, and are 19-19-1 in Anaheim in that stretch. Minnesota is 9-1-1 in the last 11 games against Anaheim and won the last seven games in eight meetings in 2020-21. Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild with eight points against the Ducks last year, and both Jared Spurgeon and Mats Zuccarello added six points.
This year’s wild
The Minnesota Wild trimmed its roster down to 22 players for the start of the season earlier this week. Here is a look at that group heading into Anaheim.
The #mnwild today announced its opening night roster. The Wild opens the 2021-22 season on the road on Friday against the @AnaheimDucks at 9 pm on ESPN+, Hulu and @KFAN1003. pic.twitter.com/6fbUZj3XuA
— Minnesota Wild PR (@mnwildPR) October 12, 2021
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Betting odds
The Wild vs. Ducks betting odds on WynnBET has the Wild as a 1.5 favorite on the road. The Wild have -165 moneyline odds, while the Ducks are the underdog at +150. The total goals is set at an over/under of 5.5.
Upcoming Wild schedule:
Saturday, Oct. 16: @ L.A. Kings, 9:30 p.m. CST
Tuesday, Oct. 19: Winnipeg, 7 p.m. CST
Saturday, Oct. 23: Anaheim, 5 p.m. CST