Minnesota Lynx
vs Connecticut Sun

SEASON CONTEXT · 2026

Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results

In the current table, Minnesota Lynx are 24-6, No. 1 overall and No. 1 in the West, 0 games behind the conference leader. Connecticut Sun are 7-22, No. 14 overall and No. 7 in the East, 12 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +282 and -205.

Counting only completed standard-season results before this tip, Minnesota Lynx stood at 27-8 across 35 games and Connecticut Sun at 9-28 across 37. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 1-4. Scoring in those short windows was 410-406 for the away team and 381-455 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.

Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Minnesota Lynx recorded 1 wins and Connecticut Sun 1; aggregate scoring was 175-170. The teams are separated by 13 places in the overall order and by 17 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.