Don\u2019t sleep on Quinn Hughes and the Minnesota Wild!<\/p>\n
Another assist by the Norris Trophy defenceman in a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche last night led to a key four-point swing in the NHL\u2019s Central Division race.<\/p>\n
Hughes has recorded 19 points over an 11-game streak, becoming the third player over the last five years to record a point streak of 11 or more games in their first season with a franchise.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s still a 17-to-1 longshot to win the Norris Trophy at FanDuel behind Zach Werenski (-120) of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Cale Makar (+100) of the Avalanche.<\/p>\n
24-year-old Matt Boldy is the first player in franchise history with four or more points in consecutive games.<\/p>\n
Matt Boldy’s last 2 games for the @mnwild<\/a> (on either side of the Olympic break):<\/p>\n 5 goals The last NHL player to reach all of those marks over a 2-game span was Mario Lemieux from March 23-26, 1996. pic.twitter.com\/nUVER3jS69<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) February 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Joel Eriksson Ek recorded his 14th multi-goal game for the Wild.<\/p>\n Kirill Kaprizov registered two assists to give him 20 points over his last 11 games \u2013 second-most in the NHL behind the scorching-hot Nikita Kucherov.<\/p>\n Minnesota has won six straight and has gone 9-1-1 over its last 11 to close the gap to five points back of Colorado for first place in the Central with two more games played.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t sleep on Quinn Hughes and the Minnesota Wild\u203c\ufe0f \ud83d\udc3a\ud83c\udf32<\/p>\n \u2022 6 straight wins Another Morning Coffee best bet winner and the Wild to win the Central from 40-1 to 25-1 after the 4-point swing. \ud83d\udcc8https:\/\/t.co\/iYfCvMaFTr<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WtAwxw4zc7<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Domenic Padula (@Domenic_Padula) February 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The Wild to win their division was cut from +4000 to +2500 after last night\u2019s win.<\/p>\n Next up, Minnesota will visit the Utah Mammoth tonight.<\/p>\n After that, the Wild return home to face the St. Louis Blues and Tampa Bay Lightning, then head back on the road to play the Vegas Golden Knights and then a rematch with Colorado next weekend.<\/p>\n The Avalanche get the Chicago Blackhawks at home on Saturday night, then play their next three in a row on the road before the rematch with Minnesota.<\/p>\n Can the Wild ultimately close the gap on Colorado?<\/p>\n It\u2019s still a long shot at +2500, but a regulation win in their final head-to-head meeting on March 8th would reduce Minnesota\u2019s deficit to three points with the Avalanche holding two games in hand. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Wild to win the Western Conference was cut from +950 to +800 at FanDuel.<\/p>\n Minnesota to win the Stanley Cup from +1900 to +1800.<\/p>\n The Wild are +116 to extend their win streak to seven in a row tonight in Utah with the over 6.5 sitting at +102.<\/p>\n While I\u2019ll be cheering on Minnesota again tonight, I have my eye on another Western Conference match-up.<\/p>\n The Winnipeg Jets are nine points out of a playoff spot with 25 games remaining on their schedule.<\/p>\n Tonight, they\u2019ll try to slow down an offence that has been on fire since before the Olympic break.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s dive into the numbers and try to find another winner for tonight\u2019s Jets game in this Morning Coffee for Friday February 27th, 2026.<\/p>\n Can Winnipeg slow down the Ducks\u2019 offence?<\/p>\n The Anaheim Ducks were one of the NHL\u2019s coldest teams in late December, early January.<\/p>\n After flying to the top of the Pacific with a 19-10-1 start, the Ducks won only two of their next 15 games, including a brutal nine-game winless streak that spanned from December 22nd through January 10th.<\/p>\n On December 10th, Anaheim was two points clear of Vegas for first place in the Pacific and eight points clear of the ninth-place San Jose Sharks for a playoff spot.<\/p>\n By January 14th, the Ducks were two points out of a playoff spot in 11th place in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n Fortunately for anybody with their futures in play, Anaheim has bounced back with a 10-2-0 run that has them sitting in third in the Pacific this morning \u2013 one point back of the Edmonton Oilers with three games in hand.<\/p>\n The Ducks extended their win streak to three in a row by rallying from down 4-2 to beat the Oilers 6-5 in their first game back from the break on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n Tonight, they\u2019ll continue an extended home stand against the visiting Winnipeg Jets.<\/p>\n Anaheim beat Winnipeg 4-1 in their first meeting back in November. <\/p>\n Leo Carlsson and Beckett Sennecke both scored twice, while Cutter Gauthier and Chris Kreider each recorded two assists in the victory.<\/p>\n The Ducks are a -128 favourite tonight at FanDuel.<\/p>\n Connor Hellebuyck achieved one lifelong dream, and is ready to chase another \ud83e\udd47\ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n Hear from the Olympic Gold medalist on the bonds he built with fellow Olympic athletes, bringing a Stanley Cup to Winnipeg, and much more. pic.twitter.com\/HAERrkyOod<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Connor Hellebuyck is expected to return to the crease, but the Jets have struggled in front of him this season.<\/p>\n Winnipeg ranks in the bottom 10 in the NHL in high danger shots allowed, expected goals against per 60 minutes, and unblocked shot attempts percentage.<\/p>\n Hellebuyck allowed three goals or more in each of his final five start before the break, with a 1-3-1 record.<\/p>\n Last year, Hellebuyck was at his best after he returned from the 4 Nations Face-Off, going 7-3-1 with a 1.97 goals against average and a .923 save percentage.<\/p>\n Connor Hellebuyck was DOMINANT in the tournament and in the gold medal game specifically as he was named the best goaltender \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n He stopped breakaways from Celebrini and McDavid while also making a paddle save on Devon Toews en route to a gold medal \ud83d\udc4f#MilanoCortina2026<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TC5kLgzPwA<\/a><\/p>\n
8 points
16 shots on goal
1 PPG
1 SHG<\/p>\n
\u2022 9-1-1 last 11
\u2022 19-2 over run last 21<\/p>\n