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BREAKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE TO THE STAR TRIBUNE: Wild star Zach Parise told me what he eats for lunch every gameday.

``Lunch is going to be the same,'' Parise said after the Wild's morning skate at United Center. ``Pasta, chicken, a little salad with ranch, bread and olive oil. Home and road, it's always the same.''

That was about the only new out of the morning skate, other than this: The Wild, as it did before Game 7 in Colorado, changed the players' locker stalls. ``Trying to reverse the luck,'' Parise said.

Of course, the Wild's only road win during the playoffs was at Colorado in Game 7.

The Wild is 0-5 in United Center during the playoffs the last two years, but this is a different team. Last year, when Parise and Mikko Koivu struggled to score against Chicago, the Wild had few other offensive options. This year, Koivu has just one assist in the four games, but the Wild has been able to win two games while Koivu has concentrated his efforts on stopping Blackhawks star Jonathan Toews.

``I think he did a really good job the last two games against Toews' line, not only slowing him down but keeping the puck in the offensive zone,'' Parise said. ``To me, that's the best defense, to make them work in their own end a little bit.''

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I'll be covering Game 5 tonight in Chicago along with colleague Michael Russo. I'll be on WJON in St. Cloud at 7:15 a.m. and on 1500ESPN in the Twin Cities at 12:15ish on Monday to recap the game. My Twitter handle is @Souhanstrib.