The Minnesota Wild (41-22-4-4, 30-41 PL, 29-40 O/U) clash with the Philadelphia Flyers (26-32-11-1, 44-26 PL, 34-33 O/U) in an inter-conference bout on Thursday evening. The Wild posted a needed road win against the Devils on Tuesday. The Flyers earned a home win against the Panthers in their previous bout. The Wild recorded a 3-2 home win in the meeting.
The Minnesota Wild continue to battle for the top spot in the Central division. Minnesota rebounded from a home loss to the Bruins with a strong 5-2 home victory against the Capitals on Sunday and kept the momentum going, posting a 2-1 overtime road win against the Devils on Tuesday evening. Minnesota is now all even with the Stars atop the Central entering Wednesday night and has recorded a 7-1-2 record in their last ten games.
Minnesota is playing without its best player, Kirill Kaprizov. The 25-year-old winger last played on March 8th and will not return until next month due to a lower-body injury. Kaprizov leads the squad with 74 points. Matz Zuccarello has zero points in his last three games. The veteran winger is having a productive season, recording 22 goals and 41 assists. He has two points against the Flyers this season. Joel Eriksson Ek is heating up after a quiet start to the month, collecting five points in his last four games. The 26-year-old center has 23 goals and 31 assists on the year. He was pointless in the lone meeting against the Flyers.
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— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) March 22, 2023
The Wild continue to share the goaltending duties in the net. Marc-Andre Fleury has been mediocre, logging a 2.83 GAA and a .908 save % while Filip Gustavsson has been stellar, recording a stifling 2.04 GAA and a .932 save % accompanied by an 18-9-5 record. Minnesota is averaging 2.9 goals, ranking them 24th. They are limiting opponents to 2.7 goals, good for fourth in the NHL.
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