Wild's week ahead

March 5, 2016 at 10:40PM
EDMONTON, AB - September 10: Conner McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers poses for his official headshot for the 2015-2016 season on September 10, 2015 at the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. *** Local Caption *** Conner McDavid ORG XMIT: 570172095
EDMONTON, AB - September 10: Conner McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers poses for his official headshot for the 2015-2016 season on September 10, 2015 at the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. *** Local Caption *** Conner McDavid ORG XMIT: 570172095 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

WILD'S WEEK AHEAD

Sunday: 7 p.m. vs. St. Louis

Thursday: 7 p.m. vs. Edmonton

Saturday: 6 p.m. at Montreal

Sun NBCSN • Thu, Sat FSN

Player to watch: Connor McDavid, Oilers

The No. 1 pick in last year's draft, the 19-year-old leads all rookies with 1.1 points per game.

VOICES

"They want to play on both sides of the puck. The whole team can learn from that."

— Wild coach John Torchetti on what makes the Nino Niederreiter-Erik Haula-Jason Pominville line so good.

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