The Minnesota Wilderness close out their longest home stretch of the 2024-25 season this weekend with a pair of games vs. the Wisconsin Windigo.
The first place-Windigo arrive on a 5-game winning streak. Last weekend, they allowed only one goal in a home sweep of the Springfield Jr. Blues, winning 4-0 Friday (Feb. 21) and 4-1 Saturday (Feb. 22).
In its last series of games, the Wilderness split a home set vs. the Kenai River Brown Bears. Minnesota was victorious in overtime on Friday, 4-3, before dropping Saturday’s finale, 5-1.
The Wilderness are currently tied for 6th place with the Springfield Jr. Blues in the NAHL’s Midwest Division.
These will mark the ninth and 10 th meetings of the season between Minnesota (20-21-4) and Wisconsin (32-10-3). The Windigo have won six of the previous eight, although the Wilderness have won two of the last three matchups.
Both games this weekend (Feb. 28 and March 1) will be at Northwoods Credit Union Arena in Cloquet. Puck drop will be 7:15 p.m. on both nights.
Media: NAHLTV.com
Midwest Division standings:
| Place | Team | Games Played | Points | This weekend’s opponent |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 45 | 67 | 2 games @ Wilderness |
| 2 | Fairbanks | 44 | 60 | 2 games @ Anchorage |
| 3 | Anchorage | 44 | 58 | 2 games vs. Fairbanks |
| 4 | Chippewa | 46 | 52 | Idle |
| 5 | Kenai River | 47 | 45 | Idle |
| 6 | Springfield | 44 | 44 | 2 games vs. Janesville |
| 6 | Wilderness | 45 | 44 | 2 games vs. Wisconsin |
| 8 | Janesville | 45 | 32 | 2 games @ Springfield |
Tale of the Tape:
| Team | GF | GA | PP | PK |
| Wisconsin | 174 | 113 | 27 for 149 (18.1%) | 18 for 188 (90.4%) |
| Wilderness | 157 | 164 | 42 for 204 (20.6%) | 29 for 165 (82.4%) |