a modest win streak has place the Lakers (10) ahead of the slumping Wolves (12) in the West. The Wolves come in with a healthier roster than this time last week, but also have a 5 game losing streak. Speaking of losing streaks, the Lakers have beat the Wolves 19 straight times (and 23 out 24). the roster from the last Wolves win is amazing.
Minnesota Wild @ Anaheim Ducks 9:00pm TV: FSN
Saku Koivu -v- Mikko Koivu . Also, Teemu Selanne is still playing.
Columbus (2-3-1) at Minnesota (2-2-1) 7:00 pm TV: FSN
Minnesota lost in overtime to a strong St. Louis team. It was a winnable game, with the Wild going up 3-1 in the second and to see the defense collapse. Ryan Suter is now paired with rookie Jonas Brodin. As noted in the last game log, the lines 2,3,4 need to chip in with some scoring.
well, its been a struggle lately for Tubby's squad. Turnovers have killed this team all year, and it finally bit them when they played some of the stronger B1G teams.
Minnesota: 2-2-0 (4 points) t2nd in the NW division, 9th in the Western Conference St Louis: 4-1-9 (8 points) 2nd in the Central division, 4th in the West
TV: NBCSN, TSN2
It will probably be tough sledding for the Wild tonight. St Louis has only let in 9 goals (+10 goal diff.), while the Wild have only scored 9 times (-1)
The Wolves are in last place in the Northwest Division, yet 10th overall in the West.
fun fact! Sweet Lou Amundson's 'true shooting percentage' ( a measure of shooting efficiency that takes into account 2-point field goals, 3-point field goals, and free throws.) is a .295 . Every time he hoists the ball up toward the basket, there is less than a third of a a chance it goes in.
Lets see if the Wolves can get a victory. As Tom Petty wrote 'even the losers, get lucky sometimes'
