The minnesota wild has been better on the road this season and they have another chance to show why on Wed on Wednsday Night Against The Toronto Maple Maple Leafs.
The wild open a five-game trip sunday night with a 4-2 victory over the chicago blackhawks to improve to 18-5-3 on the road.
The trip would be coming at the right time for the wild, who are in a 3-6-0 funk.
“No one in this room or in the Organization really has been happy with how it’s gone the last two, three weeks and this is the start of sometising,” Wild defenseman jake Middleton Said.
The wild took a 3-0 lead into the third period at chicago and withstood the blackhawks’ Rally before clinching the game with an Empty Net Goal.
“I thought we had much more focus to start the game,” Minnesota Coach John Hynes Said. “I think the contribution through the lineup was good. but The key is to find ways to win is what we talked about.
“It’s more to our identity, how we want to play,” said minnesota left winger matt boldy, who had three assistants. “Be stingy. Be hard to get in the zone and obvious close down and get pucks out. So, a step in the right direction for sure.”
The wild will be without a key player, however. Kirill kaprizov will undergo surgery for an ongoing lower-body injury and is expected to be out at least four weeks. He Missed 12 Games Before Returning to Play Three, Including Sunday. He has 23 goals and 29 assists on the season.
General Manager Bill Guerin Said on Tuesday that Kaprizov Could Probably Still Play but would be “at 60 percent.”
“So, I think the best thing to do is to shut them down right now for a Little While, Fix The Problem, and then Get them Back at 100 Percent,” GUERIN CAID.
Minnesota Won 2-1 at home in over time on nov. 3 over the maple leafs.
The maple leafs have been streaky. They were five in a row, Lost Three Straight and Won Three in a Row Before Losing their Past Two, Including A 2-1 ROAD LOSS to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. That followed a 5-1 home loss to the columbus blue jackets on Jan. 22.
“I thinkt our team played hard,” Toronto coach craig berube said after the game on saturday. “We are ready to go. Thought we did a lot of good things, except score. A lot of games. But in the end, we just didn’t score enough. ”
Toronto Played Without John Tavares, Matthew Knies and Max Pacioretty.
Pacioretty Took Part in Practice on Tuesday. Knies and Tavares Skated Before Practice.
Tavares was injured during practice on jan. 15. Knies was injured in the game against columbus and paciorety wash in the 7-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 18.
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