7 p.m. Thursday, Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.
TV: FSSW
Radio: KTCK/1310 AM and 96.7 FM
Records: Stars 22-26-10, 54 points; Wild 37-13-6, 80 pts.
About the Stars: These teams met in the first round of the playoffs last season, and have gone in opposite directions since. On Tuesday, the Stars lost for the sixth time in seven games this month. They now own the third-worst record in the league and they haven’t given any indication that a reversal is coming. Twice this season have the Stars won two games in a row.