Minnesota at Detroit

For the third year in a row, Detroit is failing down the stretch and in danger of missing the playoffs again. The Red Wings have lost five of seven, including 4-1 to the lowly New York Rangers on Saturday. Now they have to play a fourth game in six days and the first three were on the road. The Red Wings have lost eight of their past 10 home games and they have gone UNDER six of eight against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota is 9-3 the past 12 meetings and the Wild will go for their third straight win after defeating Vancouver and Ottawa. Ryan Hartman scored twice and Jesper Wallstedt stopped 33 shots against the Senators yesterday. Filip Gustavsson is expected to start for the Wild and he is 27-13-6 with a 2.56 goals-against average with four shutouts. Cam Talbot is 12-8-5 with a 3.01 GAA for Detroit. The Red Wings have averaged 2.63 goals their past eight games. Take the Wild and the UNDER.