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Minnesota (1-1-2) finally gets in a game after five days off since the Central Division club last performed.
The Wild lost 5-4 in overtime last Saturday in its home opener to visiting Columbus. LW Tyler Ennis fired a pair of goals for Minnesota, while C Landon Ferraro, son of former NHL star Ray Ferraro, scored his first goal in a Wild jersey.
Injuries have plagued the Wild early in the NHL season. LW Zach Parise (undisclosed) has yet to play, RW Mikael Granlund (groin) has missed the past three games, while LW Marcus Foligno (facial fracture), C Charlie Coyle (fibula fracture) and RW Nino Niederreiter RW (ankle sprain) have all missed one game.