Wild-Ottawa game preview: Two surging teams collide

The Wild have won two of their past three games, but Ottawa is even hotter, with four straight wins, all at home.

October 27, 2022 at 12:38AM
The Wild’s Joel Eriksson Ek moved in on Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen on Tuesday night in Montreal. He scored twice in a 3-1 Wild win. (Graham Hughes, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Wild gameday

6 p.m. at Ottawa Senators • Canadian Tire Centre • BSN, 100.3-FM

Wild update: The Wild have scored at least three goals in all six games this season and 28 of their past 30 regular-season contests dating back to 2021-22. C Joel Eriksson Ek had a pair of goals in the 3-1 win at Montreal on Tuesday, the seventh multi-goal game of his career. LW Brandon Duhaime is on his first career goal streak after scoring in back-to-back games. Duhaime is also tied for the team lead in hits with 15. D Jake Middleton has a point in four games so far.

Senators update: Ottawa is on a four-game win streak, outscoring the opposition 22-11. LW Brady Tkachuk has four goals and five assists during a four-game point streak. C Shane Pinto has scored at least one goal in five consecutive games. The Wild won't face their former goaltender Cam Talbot; he's sidelined with an upper-body injury. In Talbot's absence, the Senators have relied on Anton Forsberg and Magnus Hellberg.

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Sarah McLellan

Minnesota Wild and NHL

Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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