Wild at Blues preview

WILD (28-19-5) at BLUES (32-19-3)
8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, NHL.TV

Hutton is 4-0-0 with a 0.50 goals-against average and a .984 save percentage (121 saves on 123 shots) in his past four starts. He's started 12 of the Blues' past 15 games and is coming off a 27-save, 1-0 road victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.
The Wild have won six of their past nine games but are coming off a 6-1 loss at the Dallas Stars on Saturday. Goaltender Devan Dubnyk will start for the seventh time in nine games.

Players to watch

Wild forward Mikael Granlund has 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) in his past 16 games. He has seven points (two goals, five assists) in 21 games against the Blues.
Blues forward Alexander Steen has eight points (five goals, three assists) in his past eight games. He has 24 points (six goals, 18 assists) in 33 games against the Wild.

They said it

"We've been kind of building in the right direction the last few weeks. A little step-back last game in Dallas, but we're ready for a rebound. We're feeling good and we want to come into tonight and have a good game." -- Wild defenseman Nate Prosser
"We put [Carl Gunnarsson] in, there's no chance that he's coming out after the game he had last game, [Vince Dunn's] got a role on the power play and [Robert Bortuzzo], his physicality and his penalty-killing gives us a chance to get him back in." -- Blues coach Mike Yeo on his decision to dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen

Wild projected lineup

Jason Zucker -- Mikko Koivu -- Mikael Granlund
Tyler Ennis -- Eric Staal -- Nino Niederreiter
Zach Parise -- Matt Cullen -- Charlie Coyle
Daniel Winnik -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Marcus Foligno
Ryan Suter -- Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin -- Matt Dumba
Gustav Olofsson -- Nate Prosser
Devan Dubnyk
Alex Stalock
Scratched:Chris Stewart, Mike Reilly
Injured:None

Blues projected lineup

Jaden Schwartz -- Brayden Schenn -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Vladimir Sobotka -- Paul Stastny -- Alexander Steen
Ivan Barbashev -- Patrik Berglund -- Dmitrij Jaskin
Scottie Upshall -- Kyle Brodziak
Carl Gunnarsson -- Alex Pietrangelo
Jay Bouwmeester -- Colton Parayko
Joel Edmundson -- Robert Bortuzzo
Vince Dunn
Carter Hutton
Jake Allen
Scratched:Tage Thompson, Chris Thorburn
Injured:Zach Sanford (shoulder)

Status report

Olofsson returns after being a healthy scratch for two games. ... With the Blues dressing 11 forwards and seven defensemen, Thompson will be a healthy scratch for the first time in 20 games.

Stat pack

Staal has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past seven games. Dubnyk is 5-1-1 with a 2.44 GAA in his past eight games. ... The Blues have won six of their past eight games and allowed one goal or fewer in each victory. Schenn has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his past seven games.