Danila Yurov scored twice, Yakov Trenin had a goal and an assist and Joel Eriksson Ek had two assists for the Wild (25-10-7), who have a five-game point streak (3-0-2) and are 10-1-2 in their past 13 games. Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves after he was named to Team Sweden for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 earlier Friday.

Danila Yurov scores twice and Quinn Hughes finishes with four assists to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-2 victory over the Ducks.

Anaheim hopes to start 2026 on the right foot in a tangle with Minnesota at Honda Center (7:30 p.m. PT) The Ducks (21-16-3) host the Wild (24-10-7) for the final home game before the team hits the road for a four-game stint on Monday. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. PT and will air on Victory+ and KCOP-13.

The 2026 Winter Classic between the New York Rangers and Florida Panthers headlines a four-game slate on Friday night. I’m looking at a pair of favorites and a

Two teams near the top of the Western Conference standings meet when the third-place Minnesota Wild (24-10-7) visit the sixth-place Anaheim Ducks (21-16-3) at Honda Center on Friday at 10:30 p.m. ET. Minnesota fell in a shootout on the road its last time out on Dec. 31 against the San Jose Sharks 4-3, dropping the shootout 2-0 to seal the loss.

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild visit the Anaheim Ducks after the Wild knocked off the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in overtime. Anaheim has a 10-11-3 record overall and a 5-8-1 record on its home ice. The Ducks are 3-4-2 in games they have more penalties than ...