Wild and Colorado Avalanche tonight at Xcel Energy Center.
Devan Dubnyk will be carrying his career-best 10-game game point streak (8-0-2) into the game against Semyon Varlamov, who missed the past three games with a groin injury.
Nate Prosser draws in for Christian Folin.
"He played really well," coach Bruce Boudreau said of Prosser. "We've got seven D here. I don't think he deserved to sit out 10 or 12 games in a row. It's something of a reward."
Boudreau made clear Folin will get back in on the upcoming road trip.
Pat Cannone will make his NHL debut at age 30, and here's my feature on him. He must be one beloved teammate because so many of his current Iowa teammates and former minor-league and college teammates liked or retweeted my article and blog.
I told him, and he said, "I've made a lot of friends in this game."
Boudreau has a soft spot for these type of debuts for minor leaguers. Why?