The Wild come to Natonwide Arena as the top team in the Western Conference, sporting a 41-14-6 record heading into Thursday’s game. The Blue Jackets are not doing poorly either, sitting in second in the Metro Divison at 39-16-6, but are coming off a tough overtime 1-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
Columbus’ newest acquisitions, defenseman Kyle Quincey and forward Lauri Korpikoski, are expected to make their debuts tonight. On the other side, Minnesota alternate captain, defenseman Ryan Suter is expected to be in the lineup despite sitting out the third period of their Tuesday win against the Winnipeg Jets due to an injury.