Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, the Anaheim Ducks (16-6-2, 34 points) and Minnesota Wild (14-9-1, 29 points) face-off for the second of three meetings this season live from the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota. The game can be live streamed here. Anaheim fans can hear all of the action on KLAA 830 while Minnesota fans can do the same on KFAN 100.3.
Anaheim has won two straight games and embarks on a two-match road trip while Minnesota has won two of its last three games and continues a four-match home stand it is 1-1 on thus far. The Ducks topped the Wild 2-1 in the first meeting between these teams this season on Oct. 17.
The Ducks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 at home on Wednesday night and will look for a third straight triumph. Corey Perry notched the deciding goal in the shootout.
"I faked a shot and he didn't bite, so I knew I had him right away," Perry told NHL.com. "If I faked a shot and then shoot it right after, he doesn't have time to react. That's just one of the reads I have to make as a player going in."
Perry is third in the NHL with 14 goals and has eight assists to rank second on Anaheim with 22 points while Ryan Getzlaf has a team-best 25 points off of eight tallies and 17 helpers.
The Wild are coming off of a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, but will once again be without defenseman Ryan Suter, who has a case of the mumps.
"Won't be in tonight but it was a good sign to see him on the ice," Wild coach Mike Yeo said Friday per NHL.com. "We have a few days here afterward so hopefully we'll get him back in the lineup for our next match.
Minnesota has been paced offensively by Zach Parise, who has a team-best 19 points off of nine goals and 10 assists while Jason Pominville has five markers and 11 helpers for 16 points.
In net, Minnesota is slated to turn to Darcy Kuemper and he is 11-7-0 thus far this season with a 2.28 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage.
Anaheim is slated to counter with Frederik Andersen in the crease and he is 12-4-4 with a 2.43 GAA and a .915 save percentage.
The Ducks and Wild collide for the second time this season when the puck drops at the Xcel Energy Center tonight in Minnesota.
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