Minnesota Wild Special Teams Off To A Red-Hot Start

The Minnesota Wild have opened the season leading the NHL on both the power play and penalty kill. Minnesota ranks first in power-play conversion at 41.2 percent with seven goals scored through six games. Defensively, the team has conceded just one goal down a man, producing a league-best 95.5 percent penalty-kill rate to propel a 4-1-1 start atop the Central Division.

Key contributors include Kirill Kaprizov and Quinn Hughes, who have each recorded nine points and four power-play points through six games. Goaltender Jesper Wallstedt has anchored the penalty kill alongside defensemen Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin, posting a .933 save percentage and 1.82 goals-against average under head coach John Hynes.