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Wild-Vegas game preview
This is the start of a five-game homestand for the Wild, who have played just eight games this season at Xcel Energy Center, going 5-3.
March 8, 2021 at 2:00AM
A rare stay at home begins with the streaking Golden Knights
Preview: This is the start of a five-game homestand for the Wild, who have played just eight games this season at Xcel Energy Center, going 5-3. After the Wild visited Vegas last week, the Golden Knights won two in a row against the Sharks. Overall, Vegas is on a six-game win streak.
Players to watch: LW Jordan Greenway has two goals in his past two games. D Matt Dumba's five goals lead Wild defensemen. … Golden Knights RW Alex Tuch is coming off a two-goal effort and has scored five times over his past four games. G Marc-Andre Fleury is on a five-game win streak.
Numbers: The Wild power play is in an 0-for-17 rut. The team is 13-1-1 when it scores three-plus goals. … Fleury has 65 career shutouts, one shy of tying Patrick Roy for 15th all-time. Fs Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty are on four-game point streaks.
Injuries: Wild F Marcus Johansson (upper body) has missed the past nine games and F Ryan Hartman (lower body) sat out the past three. Golden Knights G Robin Lehner (upper body) and D Brayden McNabb (lower body) are out.
Sarah McLellan
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The Wild’s Black Friday matinée is against Chicago, a team that doesn’t win often, but when it does, it seems to be at the expense of some of the NHL’s best teams.
