CALGARY, Alberta — After a team-bonding activity set against the Canadian Rockies and a full-team practice, the Wild are finally back in action on Wednesday night to take on the Flames in the second stop on a four-game road trip.
"We like to play a physical brand of hockey, forecheck, aggressive," Wild coach Dean Evason said. "They do, as well. I'm sure it'll set up for a real good game."
The Wild has won four in a row, their best win streak of the season, and there will plenty to watch for as they vie for No. 5.
Kirill Kaprizov is on a 12-game point streak, tying Mikael Granlund (2016-17) and Kevin Fiala (2021-22) for the longest in franchise history.
His stretch of six straight games with a goal has also matched the best goal streak in team history, a record Kaprizov tied for the first time last season; Brian Rolston (2007-07) and Nino Niederreiter (2017-18) also had six-game tears.
Joel Eriksson Ek is also on point (six games) and goal (three) streaks, while starting goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is on a 3-0 run.
Fleury was also in net in the team's last game, a 6-5 shootout win at Dallas after the Wild coughed up a four-goal lead in the third period but a result nonetheless that kept their recent surge intact.
"It's a big confidence boost for everybody," Ryan Reaves said. "We're just going to keep rolling on this road trip."
