ELMONT, N.Y. — The Wild are planning only one lineup change when they conclude the first half of their season and this New York road trip on Thursday against the Islanders.
Filip Gustavsson will get the start in net after Marc-Andre Fleury was in the crease for the 4-3 shootout loss to the Rangers on Tuesday.
"We've lost three games in a row," coach Dean Evason said. "One's in overtime; one's shootout. But they're three losses. We have to be accountable for that. We have to be hungry and desperate in this hockey game, and we fully believe that our group will."
Gustavsson last played Sunday in the 3-0 loss to the Blues at Xcel Energy Center.
He's 8-2 over his last 10 games with a 1.70 goals-against average and .939 save percentage in that span. This will be only his second career start against the Islanders.
With the forward lines and defensive pairings staying the same, forward Mason Shaw and defenseman Alex Goligoski are the odd men out for a second straight game.
If the Wild loses to the Islanders, they'll be on a season-long four-game skid.
"For us right now it's the turnovers that we've had," captain Jared Spurgeon said. "We're a team that prides ourselves on playing a hard game and being a hard team to play against with our forecheck. That's when we get our offensive chances.