The Ottawa Senators and Minnesota Wild face off on Sunday in an NHL showdown at the Xcel Energy Center. When these two teams faced off on October 27th it was the Wild that secured the 4-2 victory.
The Senators sit with a 14-14-2 record overall and they have gone 6-6-2 away from home. On Saturday against the Detroit Red Wings the offense scored six goals and that led to the three goal victory. Drake Batherson scored two goals. Ottawa is averaging 3.17 goals while their defense is giving up 3.13 goals per game. They are averaging 33.6 shots per game which is 6th best in the league. Brady Tkachuk has scored 13 goals and added 22 assists so far this season. There are five different players that have had at least 27 points.
On the other side of this matchup is the WIld who sit with a 17-11-2 record overall and at home they have gone 10-6-1 at home. On Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks the defense only gave up only one goal and that led to the three goal victory. Mats Zuccarello scored three goals and added another assist. Kirill Kaprizov also had one goal and two assists. The Wild are averaging 3.1 golas per game while their defense is giving up 2.87 goals per game. The defense is ranked 11th in the NHL. Kaprizov has scored 18 goals and added 21 assists. In this game if the defense is good, the Wild are going to be in good shape.
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