Anaheim Ducks (17-30-8, eighth in the West Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (34-14-5, third in the West Division)
St. Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
LINE: Wild -294, Ducks +235; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks visit Minnesota after the Wild knocked off Anaheim 4-3 in overtime.
The Wild have gone 34-14-5 against division opponents. Minnesota ranks ninth in the league averaging 3.3 goals per game, led by Kirill Kaprizov with 27.
The Ducks are 17-30-8 against West Division opponents. Anaheim is last in the league averaging only 3.5 assists per game. Cam Fowler leads the team with 18 total assists.
The teams meet for the second game in a row.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kaprizov leads the Wild with 49 points, scoring 27 goals and adding 22 assists. Kevin Fiala has 13 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.
Maxime Comtois has 31 total points while scoring 15 goals and totaling 16 assists for the Ducks. Trevor Zegras has four assists over the last 10 games for Anaheim.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wild: 7-1-2, averaging 4.2 goals, 6.6 assists, 2.6 penalties and 6.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game with a .900 save percentage.
Ducks: 3-6-1, averaging 2.1 goals, 3.2 assists, three penalties and 6.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game with an .895 save percentage.
INJURIES: Wild: Kevin Fiala: day to day (lower body).
Ducks: Jakob Silfverberg: out (lower body).
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