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Wild's week ahead

March 15, 2015 at 12:21AM
St. Louis Blues' Vladimir Tarasenko in action during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Thursday, March 5, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) ORG XMIT: MIN2015031323435379
St. Louis Blues' Vladimir Tarasenko in action during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Thursday, March 5, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) ORG XMIT: MIN2015031323435379 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

WILD'S WEEK AHEAD

Tuesday: 7 p.m. at Nashville (FSN)

Thursday: 7 p.m. vs. Wash. (FSN)

Saturday: 1 p.m. vs. St. Louis (FSN)

Player to watch: Vladimir Tarasenko, Blues

The young star is one of three NHLers with at least 30 goals and 30 assists this season (John Tavares and Tyler Seguin are the others) and entered the weekend six points behind Tavares for the league scoring lead.

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« If we win our games, it doesn't matter what happens anywhere else. »

— Wild goalie Devyn Dubnyk on the playoff race

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