Wild gameday
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
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.
The Wild are off to one of the best starts in franchise history, and Kirill Kaprizov is tied for the NHL scoring lead.
