WILD’S WEEK AHEAD
Monday: 7:30 p.m. at Dallas
Wednesday: 6 p.m. vs. Winnipeg
Friday: 3 p.m. vs. Pittsburgh
Saturday: 7 p.m. at St. Louis
All games on FSN
Player to watch: Patrik Laine, Jets
Five months shy of even being 19, the second overall pick in the 2016 NHL draft is leading the league in goals.
VOICES
“Hellebuyck? Ohhhh, Haula back? I thought you meant Winnipeg’s goalie.”
— Wild coach Bruce Boudreau, confused when a reporter asked if he was excited to get Erik “Haula back” in the lineup.
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