WILD'S WEEK AHEAD
Thursday: 6 p.m. at Pittsburgh (FSN)
Saturday: 6 p.m. at Philadelphia (FSN+)
Player to watch: Matt Cullen, Penguins
After scoring on his 40th birthday Wednesday, Cullen ranks fifth among Minnesota-born NHLers with 666 points and sixth with 238 goals.
VOICES
"Sometimes it's a frustrating team."
— Wild coach Bruce Boudreau on how he never knows which Wild team will emerge from period to period.
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