In tonight’s tilt, the Wild will attempt to shutdown the Colorado Avalanche at home once again.

No major lineup changes expected. No Waeros (sorry, but it’s my term and I’m using it for as long as we play roster … [visit site to read more]

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Minnesota Wild

@

Philadelphia Flyers

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 7pm EST at Wells Fargo Center

This is the first meeting of the season for the Minnesota Wild and Philadelphia Flyers. Last time these two squared off was over a year ago (November 24, 2010) when the Flyers won in dominant fashion, 6-1 in Minnesota. The Wild had just 16 shots-on-goal in the last meeting with Patrick O’Sullivan, now with the Coyotes, scoring the lone goal.

The Wild is coming off a heartbreaking 3-2 shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Wild rookie David McIntyre scored his first NHL goal, a shorthanded score at 7:13 of the first period. More devastating than the loss to the Blues was the fact the Wild has lost team captain Mikko Koivu for at least a month with a shoulder-injury. Josh Harding played a solid came in net for the Wild, allowing just two goals while be “peppered” by the Blues with 49 shots in the game.

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