WILD (9-4-2) at DUCKS (7-7-3) 10 p.m. ET, SN, PRIME, FS-N, NHL.TV
Minnesota defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Thursday to improve to 3-2-0 on its seven-game road trip, which concludes at the St. Louis Blues on Sunday. Anaheim is 2-6-2 in its past 10 games after starting 5-1-1. The Ducks have earned points in four of their past six games (2-2-2).
Players to watch
Wild forward Nino Niederreiter ended a 27-game goal drought on Thursday. Niederreiter, who has scored at least 20 goals in three of the past four seasons, has four points (one goal, three assists) in his past four games. Ducks forward Adam Henrique has 11 points (six goals, five assists) in an eight-game point streak against the Wild. He was with the New Jersey Devils during the first five games of the streak and the Ducks the past three. His teams are 7-0-1 in those games.
They said it
"They're starting to know where each other is on the power play, and that bodes well for the future."-- Minnesota coach Bruce Boudreau on the Wild going 7-for-23 with the man-advantage (30.4 percent) over the past six games "We've been focusing on our mistakes, but also focusing on positives, trying to push ourselves through this."-- Ducks defenseman Josh Manson
Kase and Ritchie are each a game-time decision after practicing in full on Thursday. Kase has not played this season and Ritchie was injured at the Dallas Stars on Oct. 25, his second game after missing the first nine because he was without a contract.
Stat pack
The Wild are 7-3-1 and have the most wins in the NHL when allowing the first goal this season. ... Fowler needs one assist to tie Scott Niedermayer (2005-10) for first all-time among Anaheim defensemen (204).
