Having gone 2-0-3 on their current eight-game homestand, the Dallas Stars (1st in Central Division) will continue it with an encounter against the Minnesota Wild (3rd in Central), who have dropped four of their past six decisions.
The Minnesota Wild (27-18-4) were beaten for the first time in three games (2-1-0) after extending their road losing streak to four fixtures (0-4-0) following a 3-2 setback against the Arizona Coyotes at Mullet Arena on Monday. Kirill Kaprizov (28 goals, 60 points this year) gave the Wild a 1-0 lead with a one-timer at the start of the second period, extending his point run to six outings (3 goals, 5 assists). Jonas Brodin (2 goals, 8 points), meanwhile, made it 2-1 at the start of the third frame before the hosts tallied two unanswered strikes subsequently. Minnesota is 2-4-0 in its last six overall matchups.
Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made 33 saves on Monday in his 971st NHL game, tying Terry Sawchuk for the fourth-most by a netminder in league history. He has picked up a 16-11-3 total for the ongoing campaign with a 2.88 GAA and a .905 save percentage, and is 13-6-1 against the Dallas Stars historically with a 2.18 GAA and a .927 save percentage. The Wild, meanwhile, are netting the 12th lowest quantity of goals per game this season (3.04), while allowing the 11th lowest amount defensively (2.84). They are 11th in power play with a 23.6% success rate and 15th in penalty kill with 79.8% effectiveness.
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