Minnesota at New York

Minnesota has won four straight and seven of its last eight after a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday night when Frederick Gaudreau scored to break a two-all tie early in the third period after being stopped on a second-period penalty shot, and Cam Talbot had 25 saves for the Wild. Talbot is 17-8-0-1 and is expected to start tonight. Minnesota won the only meeting this season, 5-2, in November, and the Wild are 41-12 their past 53 games versus a team that scored two or fewer goals its previous game. Also, Minnesota is 35-16 playing with one day of rest, and they have won five of six as road favorites. The Islanders are 0-7 their past seven games as home underdogs and 3-15 as underdogs overall. New York is just 1-8 versus teams with .600 or higher winning percentages. Play the Wild.