The Wild's penalty kill needs to be better if they want to have more success as the season goes on. The Wild look to build off last game with a good start in New York tonight [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAyMDUwMzEzMDQ4MzAzMjE3/usatsi_19778619.jpg] The Wild look to build off last game with a good start in New York tonight The Wild started last game rough when they allowed the first three goals of the game on four shots. They rebounded and eventually walked away with a 5-4 overtime win against the New York Rangers at home. Tonight the Wild hope to bring the momentum they had in the last two periods into the a full game against the Islanders. Minnesota (4-5-2), are set face off against the Islanders (5-2-3) [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/game-day/new-york-islanders-minnesota-wild-game-preview-horvat-mayfield-pelech], on the road at UBS Arena for the first of three games on the road. They will play tonight still without their captain, Jared Spurgeon. But Spurgeon did travel with the team and could play in one of the next two games on the road trip. The Wild play a back-to-back on Thursday and Friday so it is likely Spurgeon will play in one of the two rather than both. Jon Merrill will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game as the rookie defender Daemon Hunt will draw in for his second straight game. The Wild also called up forward Nic Petan for the road trip as extra insurance. For the Islanders, Semyon Varlamov will start in goal. Varlamov is 13-14-1 against the Wild in his career with a 2.26 goals-against average and a .928 save percentage in 29 games played. Fleury will start for the Wild and is 27-12-1-5 in 47 games with a goals against average of 2.44 and a save percentage of .918 against the Islanders in his career. WILD PROJECTED LINES Kaprizov-Rossi-Boldy Johansson-Hartman -Zuccarello Foligno-Eriksson Ek-Maroon Duhaime-Dewar-Lettieri Defensive pairs: Brodin-Faber Middleton-Mermis Hunt-Addison Projected starter: Fleury Injured: Spurgeon, Goligoski and Gaudreau; Merrill scratched ISLANDERS PROJECTED LINES Anders Lee - Mathew Barzal - Oliver Wahlstrom Pierre Engvall - Brock Nelson - Kyle Palmieri Simon Holmstrom - Jean-Gabriel Pageau - Hudson Fasching Matt Martin - Casey Cizikas - Cal Clutterbuck Defensive pairs: Adam Pelech - Noah Dobson Alexander Romanov - Ryan Pulock Scott Mayfield - Sebastian Aho Projected starter: Semyon Varlamov IN CASE YOU MISSED IT