Minnesota at Ottawa

Minnesota has won seven of 10 after defeating Edmonton, 7-3, on Sunday while handing the Oilers their first loss under Jay Woodcroft, their new coach. Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 30 shots, and Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello each had a goal and an assist for the Wild, who went OVER for the fourth straight game. Ottawa has lost two in a row, and the Senators lost the only meeting this season in November when Minnesota won 5-4 in overtime. The Wild have beaten the Senators nine times in a row, and six of them have gone OVER. Cam Talbot is probable tonight, and he is 19-10-0-1 with a 2.91 goals-against average for Minnesota, which is 17-5 against the Eastern Conference and 16-6 as a road favorite. Also, the Wild are 16-5 OVER when playing with one day of rest and 11-2-1 OVER versus the Atlantic Division. Take the Wild for a Max Play and the OVER.