The Wild kick off a home-and-home tonight against the Dallas Stars. Here is everything you need to know before puck drop.
ST. PAUL - Tonight could be a very special night for Marc-Andre Fleury and the Wild in general. Minnesota is set to kick off a home-and-home matchup with the Dallas Stars.
It will be Fleury's fifth straight start tonight and his sixth straight game as he hopes to pass Patrick Roy for second all-time in wins with 552.
Not only is it important for the Wild to try and get Fleury to pass Roy on home ice, but these next two games are crucial for their positioning in the standings and if the Wild can stay alive in the playoff race.
"We all know what is on the line tonight and moving forward," Marcus Foligno said on Fleury. "To beat Dallas is the most important thing but we know that this would be great to do at home."
The Wild got Mats Zuccarello back last game and watched him make an immediate impact with seven shots, one assist, and 24 minutes of ice time. Tonight they also get Foligno back in the lineup.
Alex Goligoski will sit out tonight for the Wild which means Daemon Hunt will draw into the lineup. Hunt will also quarterback the Wild's second power-play unit which was previously run by Goligoski. Nic Petan will also sit tonight.
Wild Projected Lines
Boldy - Rossi - Zuccarello
Johansson - Eriksson Ek - Hartman
Foligno - Gaudreau - Maroon
Duhaime - Dewar - Raska
Defense pairs
Middleton - Faber
Hunt - Bogosian
Merrill - Mermis
Starting goaltender: Fleury
Scratched: F Nic Petan, D Alex Goligoski
Stars Projected Lines
Jason Robertson - Roope Hintz - Joe Pavelski
Mason Marchment - Matt Duchene - Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn - Wyatt Johnston - Evgenii Dadonov
Craig Smith - Radek Faksa - Sam Steel
Defense pairs
Ryan Suter - Thomas Harley
Jani Hakanpaa - Esa Lindell
Joel Hanley - Nils Lundkvist
Starting goaltender: Matt Murray
Scratched: F Ty Dellandrea