Joel Eriksson Ek had the only Wild goal last month against the Red Wings and is tonight's player to watch vs Detroit.
ST. PAUL - The Wild played the Detroit Red Wings just about a month ago in Detroit and lost 4-1 in what was Dean Evason's last game as the Wild's head coach.
Joel Eriksson Ek scored the only goal for the Wild in that game.
Eriksson Ek, 26, has four goals and nine points in 11 career games against the Red Wings and tonight he will be given the task of shutting down the Red Wings top line.
Dylan Larkin has four goals and 15 points in 14 career games against the Wild, Alex DeBrincat has six goals and 11 points in 16 career games against the Wild and Patrick Kane has 24 goals and 53 points in 57 career games against the Wild.
Kane, 35, has been on fire recently with four goals and eight points in his last five games. He has five goals and ten points in ten games this year for the Red Wings.
Eriksson Ek's line will likely get the assignment of shutting down the Red Wings' top line which won't be very easy. His points history against Detroit and the role he will play tonight makes him the Wild's player to watch.