The Minnesota Wilderness hope to return to their winning ways this weekend as they complete a 6-game home stand with a series against the Janesville Jets.
The Midwest Division rivals will tangle Friday and Saturday nights (Oct. 31-Nov. 1) at Northwoods Credit Union Arena, with puck drop set for 7:15 p.m. for both games.
These games will kick off the 2025-26 regular season-series between Minnesota and Janesville. As they did last season, the Wilderness and Jets will play eight times this season. In 2024-25, Minnesota won six of the eight contests vs. Janesville.
The Wilderness (12-2-2) are looking to return to winning form after dropping two to the Wisconsin Windigo last weekend (Oct. 24-25). In Friday night’s contest, Minnesota fell just short, 4-3 in overtime, and then dropped Saturday’s game in regulation, 4-2.
Last weekend, the Janesville (8-6-0) split a home weekend 2-game series vs. the Springfield Jr. Blues. The Jets fell 4-2, Friday (Oct. 24), before countering with a 4-3 shootout win Saturday (Oct. 25).
Media: Both games will stream on NAHLTV.com.
Midwest Division standings
| Place | Team | Games Played | Points | This weekend’s opponent(s) |
| 1 | Wilderness | 16 | 26 | 2 games vs. Janesville |
| 2 | Fairbanks | 13 | 19 | 3 vs. Chippewa (Thurs., Fri., Sat.) |
| 3 | Janesville | 14 | 16 | 2 @ Wilderness |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 15 | 15 | 2 @ Springfield |
| 5 | Springfield | 14 | 13 | 2 vs, Wisconsin |
| 6 | Kenai River | 14 | 12 | 2 vs. Anchorage |
| 7 | Anchorage | 14 | 10 | 2 @ Kenai River |
| 8 | Chippewa | 12 | 5 | 3 @ Fairbanks (Thurs., Fri., Sat.) |
Tale of the Tape:
| Team | GF | GA | PP | PK |
| Janesville | 50 | 44 | 14 for 48 (29.2%) | 10 for 65 (84.6%) |
| Wilderness | 77 | 42 | 20 for 75 (26.7%) | 13 for 72 (81.9%) |