Minnesota at Seattle

Minnesota has won seven of the past nine meetings overall and six straight at Seattle. The Wild will have Jesper Wallstedt in the crease tonight and he is 11-2-4 with a 2.30 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage with four shutouts this season. Minnesota just concluded a six-game trip and won three of them for 10 wins in its past 15 games. The Wild will attempt to snap the Kraken's four-game win streak. Minnesota is #2 in the NHL, allowing just 2.64 goals per game, and it is 5-0 in its past five games, playing with two days' rest. Seattle has lost four of five against Central Division teams, and the Kraken are 7-19 in their past 26 games in the third game of a 3-in-4 days situation. Seattle has lost 48 of 67 against teams with winning records dating to last season. Take the Wild.