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.
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.
Wallstedt, a goalie, got a two-year contract extension Monday while Ohgren made the team as a 20-year-old,