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Wild vs. Islanders: Set for the return of Zach Parise to St. Paul

By Tim Johnson

Zach Parise, right, shown celebrating with former Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter, returns to St. Paul on Sunday as a member of the New York Islanders. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Zach Parise, right, shown celebrating with former Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter, returns to St. Paul on Sunday as a member of the New York Islanders. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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The Minnesota Wild return to St. Paul on Sunday night as does a former franchise cornerstone player who is now an opponent.

The Wild host the New York Islanders on the heels of an overtime win in Pittsburgh on Saturday. And Zach Parise will sport his familiar No. 11 but this time it will be on an Isles blue and orange sweater.

The 37-year-old forward signed a one-year contract with the Eastern Conference team after the Wild bought out his contract this summer as well as Ryan Suter’s. The two had both been high-profile free agent signings on July 4, 2012.

Parise had 199 goals and 401 points over nine seasons with the Wild.  The Minneapolis native has two assists in nine games with the Islanders and talked to The Athletic’s Michael Russo about his feelings of a return to the Xcel Energy Center.

Series history

The Wild have won 14 of the 27 all-time matchups between the two teams and have an 8-4-2 mark at the Xcel Energy Center.

The Islanders beat the Wild 3-1 in the last matchup on Dec. 29, 2019, in St. Paul.

Parise is not the only Islanders player with Minnesota connections.

Left wingers Kieffer Bellows and Anders Lee are both from Edina, and Cal Clutterbuck was selected by Minnesota in the third round of the NHL Entry Draft in 2006.

Lineups

It looks like the Minnesota Wild are getting two players back who were in the league’s COVID-19 protocol.

Notes and stats (The Marian Gaborik edition)

› Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist in the win over Pittsburgh on Saturday. He now has 61 points in 65 career games with the Wild. It is the fastest mark for a player to reach 60 points in the franchise history.  Marian Gaborik who announced his retirement this week  had the previous mark of 95 games

› In another fact from Saturday that involves Gaborik, Ryan Hartman scored the game-tying goal at the 59.57 mark of regulation. That ties Gaborik for the third-latest game-tying goal in franchise history.  Former Wild captain Mikko Koivu leads the list with a goal at 59:59, and Matt Dumba and Dany Heatley are tied for second with a score at 59:58.

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Betting odds

The Wild vs. Isles odds on WynnBET has Minnesota  as a 1.5 favorite at home. The Wild have -110 moneyline odds while New York is the underdog at +100. The total goals is set at an over/under of 5.5.

Upcoming Wild schedule

Wednesday, Nov. 10: @Arizona, 9 p.m. CST

Thursday, Nov. 11: @Vegas, 9 p.m. CST

Saturday, Nov. 13: @Seattle, 9 p.m. CST

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