ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild will go with the lineup that won them Game 1 against the St. Louis Blues for Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round on Monday at Xcel Energy Center (8 p.m. ET; CNBC, SN1, TVA2, FS-MW, FS-N).

The best-of-7 series is tied 1-1.

Minnesota's top-six forwards haven't changed since the start of the series, but the fourth line has changed because of illness and circumstance.

In Game 1, Sean Bergenheim and Justin Fontaine flanked center Kyle Brodziak. In Game 2, it was Matt Cooke and Jordan Schroeder.

The Wild were initially expected to have the same lineup in Game 2, but Fontaine was a late scratch because of an illness. With Fontaine out, Wild coach Mike Yeo wanted another penalty killer in the lineup, so he also swapped Bergenheim for Cooke.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild hope they can transfer their recent road success to home ice when their Western Conference First Round series against the St. Louis Blues shifts to Xcel Energy Center on Monday.

The best-of-7 series is tied 1-1.

The Wild are expected to have a full complement of players available. Forward Jason Zucker blocked a shot with his hand in Game 2 and was in visible pain on the bench, but stayed in the game.

“I feel great, no problems. I’ll be ready to go for sure,” Zucker said. “I have no ill effects from anything at all.”

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo has one important lineup decision remaining for Game 1 of a best-of-7 Western Conference First Round series against the St. Louis Blues at Scottrade Center on Thursday (9:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN360, TVA Sports 3, FS-N, FS-WI, FS-MW).

For the third straight day, Yeo changed the personnel on the left side of his fourth line, inserting Sean Bergenheim in during a practice at Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Ryan Carter was in that spot; Monday it was Matt Cooke.

Who it will be on Thursday is still up in the air.

"We'll leave that until [Thursday]," Yeo said. "Just a different look today and we'll see where that takes us [Thursday]."

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild can clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a victory in regulation or overtime against the Winnipeg Jets at Xcel Energy Center on Monday (8 p.m. ET; TSN3, FS-N).

Minnesota also can clinch with a shootout win and any kind of loss by the Los Angeles Kings against the Vancouver Canucks.

A Jets victory in regulation would move them within two points of the Wild, who hold the first wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference.

"You want to be in a situation like this," Wild captain Mikko Koivu said. "We gave ourselves a chance to do this. But at the same time you want to prepare the right way and that it's not going to get over the top. You have to handle your emotions."

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu was a late scratch for the game Saturday against the Detroit Red Wings at Xcel Energy Center.

The Minnesota captain was pulled from the lineup after participating in warm-ups. The Wild said Koivu is day-to-day with an eye injury.

It's the first game Koivu has missed the season. He has 14 goals and 33 assists in 77 games.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Detroit Red Wings are expected to have Pavel Datsyuk available when they play the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; CITY, FS-D,+, FS-N).

The Wild can clinch a spot in the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday. The easiest scenario involves a Minnesota victory in regulation or overtime combined with a loss in regulation by the Calgary Flames. The Flames play at the Edmonton Oilers.

Datsyuk has missed seven of the past nine games for Detroit with a reoccurring lower-body injury.

Datsyuk participated in practice Friday in Detroit before the team flew to Minnesota. Coach Mike Babcock said then Datsyuk would be a game-time or “[Saturday] morning decision.”

The Red Wings did not skate Saturday morning, but Babcock said he expected to have Datsyuk back. Just in case, Babcock said the Red Wings will have an extra player participate in warm-ups.

“We plan on him playing,” Babcock said.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- In their quest to win a division championship, the New York Rangers will get a crucial piece to the lineup back from injury when they play the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; MSG, FS-N, FS-WI).

A victory against the Wild would secure the Metropolitan Division title for New York, following a 4-1 loss by the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.

Right wing Martin St. Louis, who has missed the past eight games with a lower-body injury, is set to return. St. Louis has 20 goals and 27 assists in 68 games.

"I'm not used to not being part [of the lineup]," St. Louis told the Rangers website on Wednesday. "I don't know what the amount of games I've missed in my career is, but I know it's not a lot."

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings will play with valuable positioning for the Stanley Cup Playoffs on the line Saturday at Xcel Energy Center (8 p.m. ET; NHLN-US, SN, FS-W, FS-N).

Each team is looking to beef up its playoff credentials. With a win, the Wild can move into third place in the Central Division standings, one point ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks, although Chicago will have two games in hand.

For Los Angeles, a win would move it three points clear of the Calgary Flames in the Pacific Division, and depending on what happens in the game between the Vancouver Canucks and Dallas Stars later Saturday, potentially into a tie for second in the division with Vancouver.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The ever-changing landscape of the Western Conference's wild card race for the Stanley Cup Playoffs has, at least on Friday, put the Calgary Flames on the outside looking in.

With a 3-2 win against the New York Islanders on Thursday, the Los Angeles Kings moved into third place in the Pacific Division, ahead of the Flames, who dropped out of playoff position altogether.

Calgary will have a chance to climb back in with a victory against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Friday (8 p.m. ET; SNW, FS-WI, FS-N+), a game that begins a critical five-game road trip for the Flames, one that could be make-or-break for their playoff hopes.

"That’s exactly what it is," Flames forward Joe Colborne said. "It comes down to who can stay hot down the stretch. There's a lot of good teams going at it and it's going to be a great test for us."

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Washington Capitals are getting one veteran defenseman back from injury but will be without another when they play the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday.

Brooks Orpik, who has missed the past four games because of a lower-body injury, appears ready to rejoin the lineup. Orpik, who has 16 assists and is a plus-2 in 67 games this season, was injured against the Buffalo Sabres on March 7.

Tim Gleason will miss the game Thursday because of an upper-body injury. It's not expected to keep him out long, but Capitals coach Barry Trotz said he wanted to be cautious.

"We'll probably give him an extra day here," Trotz said. "We're at that point right now where I don't think we can take a chance with a guy that is questionable if we think we can keep him out."