8:07 pm
February 14

Red Wings @ Wild

Who will WIN this matchup?

Detroit Red Wings (22-21-6)

@ Minnesota Wild (29-11-3)

 

Starting Goalies:

Alex Nedeljkovic (DET): Unconfirmed

Kaapo Kahkonen (MIN): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Detroit Red Wings: (+190)

Minnesota Wild: (-190)

 

• The Detroit Red Wings need an extended hot streak to stay in the playoff race. Back-to-back victories over Philadelphia since the All-Star break have helped their cause. They’ll look to keep building momentum when they visit the Minnesota Wild on Monday in St. Paul.

• Detroit won at Philadelphia 6-3 on Wednesday, then pulled out a 4-2 victory over the Flyers on its home ice Saturday afternoon. Backup goaltender Thomas Greiss, who hadn’t played since Jan. 9, made 32 saves.

• The Red Wings had four different goal scorers, most notably Filip Zadina. The sixth overall pick of the 2018 draft, Zadina has been in an offensive funk this season. Blashill moved Zadina to the top line, joining center Dylan Larkin and rookie Lucas Raymond. Zadina’s goal was just his second in his last 24 games.

• Rookie defenseman Moritz Seider contributed a third-period power play goal. Raymond leads all NHL rookies with 38 points, while Seider is tied for third with 32.

• The Wild are 10-1-1 over their last 12 games. They bounced back from their only regulation loss during that stretch, a 2-0 blanking at Winnipeg on Tuesday, with a 3-2 win over Carolina on Saturday.

• Gaudreau had a goal and an assist against the Hurricanes. He has contributed six points (three goals, three assists) in his past six games, after scoring just two goals in his first 32 appearances this season.

• Minnesota led 3-0 early in the third period and held off Carolina’s late charge.

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