Wild gameday: Shooting for 12 victories in past 13 at the X
Detroit has won two in a row heading into tonight's game.
February 14, 2022 at 12:28AM
Wild update: The Wild is on a roll at home, winning 11 of 12 games at Xcel Energy Center. Over those 12 games, the Wild has outscored opponents 59-27. G Cam Talbot is 4-0 during his past four starts with a 1.36 goals-against average and .955 save percentage in that span. ... Backup Kaapo Kahkonen will start tonight, however. ... LW Jordan Greenway is one point shy of 100 for his career. RW Marcus Foligno still has one game to serve on his two-game suspension for kneeing the Jets' Adam Lowry on Tuesday. ... D Matt Dumba (lower body) is out and Jordie Benn will step in.
Red Wings update: Detroit has won two in a row, sweeping a home-and-home against Philadelphia. ... The Red Wings are 5-4-1 over their past 10 games and sit fifth in the Atlantic Division at 22-21-6. ... C Dylan Larkin, who had three assists in his last game, is Detroit's leading scorer with 49 points. ... RW Lucas Raymond leads NHL rookies with 38 points, and D Moritz Seider isn't too far behind with 32 in his first NHL season.
Alex Ovechkin has a broken left fibula and is expected to be out four to six weeks, an injury that pauses the Washington Capitals superstar captain’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record.
