6 p.m. at Columbus • FSN, 100.3-FM

Preview: Former Wild coach Todd Richards' Blue Jackets are 9-1-1 in their past 11 after losing 15 of their previous 17. They recently played in six consecutive overtimes or shootouts (4-2). The Wild has lost 16 times in 23 visits to Columbus (7-12-4). The Wild ended a five-game winless streak with its come-from-behind 3-2 victory at Winnipeg on Monday night. It has won six of its past nine road games.

Players to watch: D Marco Scandella has four goals in his past six games and leads NHL defensemen with 0.3 goals per game. In 11 road starts, G Darcy Kuemper has a .921 save percentage and 2.38 goals-against average. LW Brett Sutter has three assists in his past two games. RW Jason Pominville has 15 points in his past 15 games. Blue Jackets LW Nick Foligno, about to play his 500th game, is tied for sixth in the NHL with 17 goals and tied for first with nine power-play goals. He and C Ryan Johansen are tied for the team lead with 31 points. G Sergei Bobrovsky has a .919 save percentage. D Jack Johnson has eight points in his past nine games.

Numbers: The Blue Jackets rank 27th in goals against (3.18), 26th in shots per game (27.8) and 27th in shots against per game (33.7). They have the league's fourth-best power play (24 percent) and power-play goals in seven of the past nine games.

Injuries: Wild C Mikael Granlund (wrist), D Jonas Brodin (head), LW Jason Zucker (illness), G Niklas Backstrom (illness) and D Keith Ballard (facial fractures) are out. Blue Jackets RW Nathan Horton (back), C Mark Letestu (groin), D Ryan Murray (knee), C Artem Anisimov (triceps), C Brian Gibbons (knee), C Boone Jenner (back) and RW Cam Atkinson (upper body) are out. RW Jack Skille (head) is probable.

MICHAEL RUSSO