Sunday: vs. Buffalo, 5 p.m. (Ch. 45); Tuesday: vs. Colorado, 7 p.m. (VS); Thursday: at Nashville, 7 p.m. (FSN); Friday: at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. (FSN).
Player to watch: Alex Goligoski, Dallas With the Stars seeking a top offensive defenseman, the former Gopher was dealt in the days leading up to the trade deadline in a deal that saw James Neal and Matt Niskanen go to Pittsburgh.
The quote "All the things that don't win you hockey games, we seemed to do pretty well tonight." — Andrew Brunette after the Wild's ugly 4-1 loss to the Islanders on Wednesday.
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