Who wins
| Source | MIN wins | NYI wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | — | — | no line yet |
| Pinnacle | — | — | not posted yet |
| Kalshi | — | — | no market yet |
| Composite ours | — | — | not built yet |
| DRatings public model | — | — | not published yet |
| Neil Paine Elo public model | — | — | not published for this game |
The pickers see DraftKings, Pinnacle and Kalshi. They never see the composite, DRatings or Paine's Elo - opinions get copied.
Goalies
| Team | Goalie | Status | Reported | GSAx | Sv% | GP |
|---|
| NYI | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
| MIN | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
DailyFaceoff's starter and status; "not reported" is its projection before any news. GSAx (goals saved above expected) and Sv% are this season's (MoneyPuck).
Rest and travel
| Team | Rest days | Back-to-back | 3 in 4 | Km | Time zones | Trip/stand game |
|---|
| NYI | 1 | no | no | 1113 | 0 | 3 |
| MIN | 1 | no | no | 1597 | +1 | 1 |
Who is outESPN
| Team | Player | Status | Note |
|---|
| MIN | Brock Faber | Injured Reserve | Faber underwent a procedure to repair his fractured skull and is without a timetable to return, per Michael Russo of The Athletic. |
| MIN | Filip Gustavsson | Injured Reserve | Gustavsson (hip) was placed on injured reserve Monday, according to Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News. |
| NYI | Mathew Barzal | Injured Reserve | Barzal (knee) might resume skating this weekend or early next week, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports Wednesday. |