Wild faces surging Kraken at Xcel Energy Center

Seattle has won a season-high three games in a row, with help from rookie Matty Beniers, who has a point in each of his first four games.

April 22, 2022 at 1:47AM
Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, who is 6-1 since the Wild traded for him, will get the start against Seattle on Friday. (Jim Mone, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Wild gameday

7 p.m. vs. Seattle Kraken • Xcel Energy Center • BSNX, 100.3-FM

Wild update: This is the Wild's 13th of 14 back-to-backs this season. The team also will host games on consecutive days next week to close out the regular season. So far, the Wild is 6-4-2 in the second game. G Marc-Andre Fleury is expected to start. Fleury is 6-1 with a 2.59 goals-against average and .921 save percentage in seven starts with the Wild.

Kraken update: Seattle has already been eliminated from playoff contention in its first season, but the Kraken is on the upswing lately. The team has won three in a row, most recently getting by the Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday at home. This is the Kraken's longest win streak of the season. C Matty Beniers is off to an impressive start since joining the team earlier this month out of Michigan. He's the first rookie to debut with an expansion team and register a point in his first four games since Bernie Johnston with Hartford in 1979-80.

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Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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