Preview: Wild face Golden Knights in do or die Game 5

Photo by David Berding/Getty ImagesThings don’t feel right around here.

Down 3-1 in their series against the Vegas Golden Knights, the Minnesota Wild find themselves on the brink of elimination. Outscored 12-4 — and 9-2 in the last two games — the Wild are a team that is going to approach the game tonight with an air of desperation that we haven't seen very often.

If you are looking for Dean Evason and management to try something nuts tonight — at least as far as who is in and who is out — it isn’t going to happen. Top prospect Matt Boldy will not be drawing in, according to Michael Russo of the Athletic. I’m not sure how much difference a 20-year old winger makes in a one-game situation…