Wednesday: vs. Nashville, 7 p.m. (FSN). Friday: vs. Edmonton, 3 p.m. (FSN).
Player to watch: Pekka Rinne, Nashville Niklas Backstrom's bosom bud continues to be one of the NHL's best goalies since the Predators signed him to a seven-year, $49 million extension. Through Thursday, he was second in the NHL with 10 victories and had a .936 save percentage.
Voices "It took me like 14 years to get to 500 games." — Former Wild center Wes Walz after Nick Schultz reached 700 career games on Thursday.
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