6:30 p.m. at Ottawa • FSN, (100.3-FM)
Preview: The Senators, who give up the most shots per game (33.3) and fourth-most goals per game (3.03), are the only team in the NHL the Wild hasn't played this season, and they're usually a team the Wild struggles against. The Wild is 2-7-1 in its past 10 vs. the Senators and has lost five of seven all-time games in Ottawa.
Players to watch: Wild LW Zach Parise is one goal from his 100th with the Wild. In the past five games, C Mikko Koivu has won 68 of 107 faceoffs (63.5 percent) and has two goals and an assist. Koivu is tied for ninth in the NHL with a .562 faceoff win percentage. C Mikael Granlund is coming off the first two-goal game of his career. Ryan Suter is one assist from his 38th, which would be a Wild single-season record for defensemen. The Senators' Erik Karlsson, a two-time Norris Trophy winner, leads all NHL defensemen with 70 points in 70 games.
Numbers: The Wild has 15 power-play goals over its past 13 road games after six in the first 22 road games. The Wild has at least one power-play goal in 17 of the past 23 games overall.
Injuries: Wild RW Jason Pominville (lower body) is out. Senators C Kyle Turris (ankle) and D Mark Borowiecki (knee) are out.
MICHAEL RUSSO
