Red Wings-Wild: Game Day Updates/Key Matchups

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Key Matchups

Howie has cooled off after a red-hot November. He’s just 1-6-1 his last 9 (granted, he hasn’t had much help) with a .897% and a 3.05 GAA. Safe to say, not the best. Despite having more of the usual names (Staal, Parise, Koivu, Granlund, etc.), the Wild rank just 23rd in goals scored this year. However, they have plenty of fire power and once they get going, they can really get going. So it’ll be interesting to see which player(s) can win this matchup.

Despite not having Matt Dumba their last 11 games, the Wild are still 5-5-1, including having gone 5-2 in their last seven. However, their PP has really taken a hit without him as they…