Gameday preview: Wild vs. Anaheim

The Wild has opened the season with three victories and has won eight straight against the Ducks.

October 22, 2021 at 11:05PM
Ryan Hartman of the Wild shot past Jamie Drysdale of the Ducks on Oct. 15 as the teams opened the NHL season in Anaheim. (Johm McCoy, AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

5 p.m. vs. Anaheim Ducks • Xcel Energy Center • BSN, 100.3-FM

Wild update: After starting 3-0, the Wild isn't expected to make any lineup changes for Round 2 with the Ducks. Fs Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello each have a team-high five points. Kaprizov along with Fs Kevin Fiala and Marcus Foligno are on three-game point streaks. Overall, 14 Wild players have picked up at least a point and seven have scored. The Wild's season-opening victory last week at Anaheim extended its win streak against the Ducks to eight games.

Ducks update: Since losing 2-1 to the Wild on Oct. 15, the Ducks have gone 1-2. Anaheim edged Calgary in overtime, fell 6-5 to Edmonton and most recently was routed 5-1 by Winnipeg on Thursday. F Troy Terry scored that game, his fifth point over his past three appearances. D Kevin Shattenkirk is on a five-game point streak. As for G John Gibson, who was sidelined with injury the last time the Ducks faced the Wild, he has given up six goals in two games since his return.

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Sarah McLellan

Minnesota Wild and NHL

Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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