No, it wasn't a delayed penalty that caused the Wild to pull their netminder in overtime, it was just pure confidence by head coach John Hynes. During overtime, the Wild pulled their goalie giving them a man advantage which was a 4-3 in the last minute of overtime, it led to a goal scored by Matt Boldy. Very gutsy as we have never seen a team try that out, perhaps the Wild may have just started a trend.
The reason a play like this is so gutsy because according to the NHL rulebook, shall a team pull their goalie in overtime and end up conceding, they shall lose the loser point, meaning that the Wild risked their guaranteed point to go all in for the win!
Insane play!
As read on: Wild use bold move in overtime
| POLL | ||
MARS 10 | 80 ANSWERS BREAKING: Minnesota Wild Take Huge Risk and it Pays Off Massively Smart move? | ||
| Yes | 47 | 58.8 % |
| No | 33 | 41.3 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
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YESTERDAY
APRIL 20, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Troy Terry | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jason Dickinson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Brock Faber | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Wyatt Johnston | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kasperi Kapanen | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Leo Carlsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Garnet Hathaway | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Quinn Hughes | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Nils Lundkvist | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Vasily Podkolzin | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jake Sanderson | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jake Walman | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drake Batherson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Dylan Cozens | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Luke Glendening | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Martinook | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Porter Martone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||
| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Sabres | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 109 | |
| Lightning | 82 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 106 | |
| Canadiens | 82 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 106 | |
| Bruins | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 100 | |
| Senators | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 99 | |
| Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 92 | |
| Panthers | 82 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 84 | |
| Maple Leafs | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 78 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Hurricanes | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 113 | |
| Penguins | 82 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 98 | |
| Flyers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 98 | |
| Capitals | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 95 | |
| Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 92 | |
| Islanders | 82 | 43 | 34 | 5 | 91 | |
| Devils | 82 | 42 | 37 | 3 | 87 | |
| Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 82 | 55 | 16 | 11 | 121 | |
| Stars | 82 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 112 | |
| Wild | 82 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 104 | |
| Mammoth | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Blues | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 86 | |
| Predators | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 86 | |
| Jets | 82 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 82 | |
| Blackhawks | 82 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 72 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Golden Knights | 82 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 95 | |
| Oilers | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 93 | |
| Ducks | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Kings | 82 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 90 | |
| Sharks | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 86 | |
| Kraken | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 79 | |
| Flames | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| Canucks | 82 | 25 | 49 | 8 | 58 | |
COMPLETE STANDINGS | ||||||