Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, the Anaheim Ducks (42-20-7. 91 points) and Minnesota Wild (37-23-7, 81 points) face-off for the third and final time this season live from the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota.
Anaheim has lost three straight games and will close out a three-match road trip while Minnesota has surged, winning six of its last seven contests as it closes out a three-game home stand.
The Ducks are on top of the Atlantic Division and are in a tie with five other teams atop the NHL with 91 points while the Wild owns the first wild-card spot, two points ahead of the Los Angeles Kings, and are five points shy of the Chicago Blackhawks (86 points) for third in the Central Division.
Anaheim has gotten the best of Minnesota in the two previous meetings this season, notching a 2-1 victory on Oct. 17 and a 5-4 triumph on Dec. 5.
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The Ducks are coming in off of a 6-3 loss to the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.
Ryan Getzlaf has paced Anaheim offensively this season with 63 points off of 22 goals and a team-high 41 assists while Corey Perry is first on the Ducks with 28 tallies and second on the club with 48 points.
The Wild enter play on the back of a 6-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday and will look for their fourth straight triumph.
Zach Parise leads Minnesota with 26 goals and has added 26 assists for a team-high 52 points while Jason Pominville has found the back of the net 16 times and leads the Wild with 31 assists for 47 points.
Minnesota is probable to turn to Devan Dubnyk in the crease for his 27th straight game and he is 28-9-3 while ranking second in the NHL with a .928 save percentage and third in the league with a 2.11 goals-against average.
Anaheim is set to counter with John Gibson in between the pipes and he is 9-6-0 with a 2.64 GAA and a .916 save percentage.
Two teams in the midst of the playoff hunt will clash when the puck drops on the Ducks and Wild live tonight from the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota.
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