Wild's week ahead

December 24, 2016 at 11:31PM
Columbus Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski plays against the Los Angeles Kings during an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
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WILD'S WEEK AHEAD

Tuesday: at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Thur.: vs. N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Saturday: vs. Columbus, 5 p.m.

All games on FSN

Player to watch: Zach Werenski, Columbus

It's not only forwards Patrik Laine and Auston Matthews wowing as rookies. The Blue Jackets teenager leads all rookie defensemen in scoring and is a bona fide Calder Trophy contender.

VOICES

"We have to keep winning if we want to catch Chicago."

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Veteran Eric Staal showing the Wild's expectation is to win the Central Division, not finish seventh or eighth for a fifth consecutive season.

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