The Wild was able to capitalize on a Golden Knights team completing a back-to-back on the road, overpowering Vegas 5-2 Friday at home.
And now it'll try to avoid the same fate, as it faces the Stars in Dallas Saturday.
"I think playing a Central Division game, I've got to believe we have not been overtaxed with games lately," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "So I think there's a good reason to believe that we will try to bring our 'A' game there as well."
Dallas has been waiting for the Wild, as its last game was Thursday in Arizona – a 4-1 win over the Coyotes. The Stars will be without goalie Ben Bishop, who took a puck to the face on the bench while backing up Thursday. Kari Lehtonen will get the start.
The Wild didn't skate Saturday morning in Dallas, so it's unclear if it'll roll out the same lineup or make a few tweaks.
A case could certainly be made for keeping the group that impressed against Vegas together. The team had four different goal scorers, potted a pair of power-play goals and the blue line combined for eight points.
"It just goes to show when we play that way, it doesn't matter who we're playing against, we're going to come out with wins more times than not," forward Charlie Coyle said. "All the way up and down the lineup, everyone contributed and played well. That's huge for our team, and hopefully we can keep that going."
Projected lineup:
