Senators at Wild preview

SENATORS (9-9-3) at WILD (12-7-2)
8 p.m. ET; SN360, RDS2, FS-N, NHL.TV

The Wild lost two straight games in regulation for the first time this season; 3-2 against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday and 3-1 at the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.
Minnesota has scored two goals or fewer in three of the past four games.
Ottawa begins a four-game road trip and is 2-1-0 in the past three games.
The Senators have scored 75 goals, tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning for most in the NHL but have allowed at least four goals in five of their past six games.

Players to watch

Senators forward Matt Duchene has eight points (four goals, four assists) in a three-game multipoint streak and has 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in his past seven games.
Wild defenseman Matt Dumba has five points (three goals, two assists) in a four-game point streak. His eight goals are the second-most in the NHL by a defenseman behind Morgan Reilly (9) of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

They said it

"Our focus is very clear for tonight. We know (Minnesota is) a very balanced team. Whether it's offensively or defensively, they've got a lot of experience. They've got big bodies that hold on to the puck, they've got good goaltending. You look at them, I don't see any flaws in their game." -- Senators coach Guy Boucher
"(Ottawa is) playing really good hockey. They've got a really good offensive team, they've got a lot of speed, and they go. If you're not on top of your game defensively, they'll score four on you." -- Wild coach Bruce Boudreau on Ottawa

Senators projected lineup

Mikkel Boedker -- Matt Duchene -- Drake Batherson
Brady Tkachuk -- Colin White -- Mark Stone
Ryan Dzingel -- Chris Tierney -- Bobby Ryan
Magnus Paajarvi -- Zack Smith -- Tom Pyatt
Thomas Chabot -- Dylan DeMelo
Maxime Lajoie -- Cody Ceci
Mark Borowiecki -- Chris Wideman
Craig Anderson
Mike McKenna
Scratched:Christian Jaros, Max McCormick
Injured:Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Achilles), Ben Harpur (undisclosed)

Wild projected lineup

Jason Zucker -- Eric Staal -- Mikael Granlund
Zach Parise -- Mikko Koivu -- Nino Niederreiter
Jordan Greenway -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Charlie Coyle
Marcus Foligno -- Eric Fehr -- JT Brown
Ryan Suter -- Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin -- Matt Dumba
Nick Seeler -- Greg Pateryn
Devan Dubnyk
Alex Stalock
Scratched:Matt Hendricks, Nate Prosser
Injured: None

Status report

Foligno, who left the game on Sunday at 7:13 of the third period with a knee injury after blocking a shot, will play.

Stat pack

Batherson has five points (two goals, three assists) in his first three NHL games. … Stone has 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) in his past 10 games. …Dzingel has eight points (four goals, four assists) in his past eight games. …Boedker is one point away from 300 in his NHL career. … Parise has two goals in his past two games and six points (five goals, one assist) in his past seven games. …Koivu has seven points (two goals, five assists) in a four-game point streak.