Wild-Arizona game preview The Wild s homestand continues with three in a row against the Coyotes. When these teams faced off last week in Arizona, they split a two-game series. March 11, 2021 10:20pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The Coyotes are visiting, and they re staying awhile
Preview: The Wild s homestand continues with three in a row against the Coyotes. When these teams faced off last week in Arizona, they split a two-game series. After the Wild won the first game 5-1, the Coyotes responded with a 5-2 victory the next night. After that, Arizona visited Colorado, where it went 1-0-1.
Players to watch: C Joel Eriksson Ek is coming off the second two-goal game of his career. D Carson Soucy s game-winning goal Wednesday in the 4-3 victory over Vegas was his first goal of the season. … Coyotes G Antti Raanta made 44 saves in his last game, a 2-1 overtime loss to the Avalanche on Wednesday. RW Tyler Pitlick has t
Gameday preview: Wild at Arizona March 4, 2021 5:32pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Division rivals separated by 2 points
Preview: This is the first meeting of the season between the Wild and Coyotes, who trail Minnesota by only two points in the West Division. Arizona is coming off a win in Los Angeles after back-to-back losses to Colorado. The Wild had its seven-game point streak snapped Wednesday after getting upended 5-1 at Vegas. That dropped the team to 7-4-1 on the road this season.
Players to watch: Wild RW Marcus Foligno has nine points in his past eight games. C Jared Spurgeon had a team-high six shots Wednesday vs. Vegas. … Coyotes RW Conor Garland is on a four-game point streak. D Jakob Chychrun averages a team-high 23 minutes, 1 second in ice time.