The slumping Preds head north to take on the Minnesota Wild. It’s been a rough season in Minnesota too, though they’ve turned things around lately with three wins in a row after a terrible end of December and most of January.
The scoring lead is neatly shared among Kirill Kaprizov (first in points and second in both goals and assists with 18-24–42), Joel Eriksson Ek (20-18–38), and Mats Zuccarello (8-28–36). Youths Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi come fourth and fifth in overall scoring.
It’s been a rough season in goal, with Filip Gustavsson and Marc-André Fleury both hovering below a .