WILD GAME DAY
Wild-Ducks gameday: Visitors hope to keep winning streak going
The Wild will try to win their third straight game against Anaheim this season — and sixth overall in a row.
December 21, 2022 at 3:09AM
9 p.m. Wednesday at Anaheim * BSN Extra * 100.3 FM
The Wild on Tuesday recalled Steven Fogarty from Iowa in the AHL in case they need another forward Thursday at San Jose for the second of back-to-back games in California before the team takes a three-day Christmas break. … Last in the Pacific Division, the Ducks entered Tuesday night's late game at the Los Angeles Kings on a two-game winning streak. … The Wild, who have won five straight, are 2-0 against Anaheim this season, winning 4-1 at Honda Center on Nov. 9 and 5-4 at Xcel Energy Center on Dec. 3 in a shootout. … Goaltender Filip Gustavsson is 2-0 with a 2.44 GAA and a .923 save percentage in those games. … Marc-Andre Fleury is 21-5-0 with a 1.93 GAA, a .930 save percentage and three shutouts in 26 career starts against Anaheim. … LW Kirill Kaprizov (three goals), C Joel Eriksson Ek (one goal, two assists) and D Calen Addison (one goal, two assists) all have three points in the two games. ... The Wild will be without Brandon Duhaime (upper body).
For the Wild, four points behind the league-leading Jets, this will be their most anticipated matchup against a division rival since they lost 2-1 to the Stars on Nov. 16.
