Wild gameday
8 P.M. at Arizona • FSN, 100.3-FM
Preview: Off since Monday, the Wild has points in a season-long five straight (3-0-2) games but is coming off its fifth loss in six overtimes this season at Colorado. The Wild has won eight of its past 10 games in Glendale. The Coyotes return home from an 0-5 road trip.
Players to watch: Wild G Darcy Kuemper will start. He shut out Arizona in his only career start vs. the Coyotes last season. LW Zach Parise has nine goals and 14 points in 13 career games vs. Arizona. Coyotes D Oliver Ekman-Larsson ranks 10th among defensemen with 18 points in 28 games. C Max Domi, Tie Domi's son, is second among NHL rookies with 23 points in 28 games.
Numbers: Parise has a 12-game point streak against the Coyotes and three-game goal streak in Arizona. … In the past 10 road games overall (2-4-4), the Wild has led in parts of two of them in regulation.
Injuries: Wild G Devan Dubnyk (groin) and C Tyler Graovac (sports hernia) are out. Coyotes C Joe Vitale (eye) is out. RW Shane Doan (lower body) and C Martin Hanzal (lower body) are questionable.
Michael Russo
