PHI @ MIN Gameday Thread
PHI @ MIN
Venue: Grand Casino Arena
Puck drop: Thu Mar 12, 2026 8:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
PHI
- Record 6-3-1
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.5 · 2.5
- Power play 4/26 (15.4%)
- Last game W vs WSH (4–1)
MIN
- Record 7-2-1
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 4.1 · 2.6
- Power play 10/33 (30.3%)
- Last game W vs UTA (5–0)
Recent meetings:
- 2025-10-18 MIN 1 @ PHI 2 OT/SO
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
PHI
- Noah Cates 5 pts · 1 G · 2 SOG
- Owen Tippett 3 pts · 2 G · 13 SOG
- Trevor Zegras 3 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
- Jamie Drysdale 2 pts · 1 G · 12 SOG
MIN
- Quinn Hughes 6 pts · 1 G · 7 SOG
- Kirill Kaprizov 5 pts · 4 G · 16 SOG
- Matthew Boldy 5 pts · 1 G · 13 SOG
- Brock Faber 4 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: PHI 2.55 · MIN 3.55 · Win odds: PHI 33.1% · MIN 67% · OT/SO chance: 15.8%
- 2-3 39.9%
- 3-3 31%
- 2-4 29.1%
Box Score
PHI 3
Final
MIN 2
2026-03-12
| Stat | PHI | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Shots | 26 | 23 |
| Power Play | 0/4 (0.0%) | 1/3 (33.3%) |
| PIM | 6 | 8 |
| Faceoffs | 21 / 28 | 28 / 21 |
| Blocks | 10 | 11 |
| Saves | 21 | 24 |
| PHI Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Emil Andrae | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Owen Tippett | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carl Grundstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Travis Sanheim | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trevor Zegras | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MIN Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matthew Boldy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Quinn Hughes | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brock Faber | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 0 | 1 | 1 |