Overview
- Colorado tops the league with 57 points and rides a four-game win streak after a 3-2 victory over Winnipeg on Friday.
- Minnesota has won seven straight and is 19-3-2 over its last 24 games, following a 5-2 defeat of Edmonton on Saturday.
- Since adding Quinn Hughes on Dec. 12, the Wild have outscored opponents 21-6, with Hughes logging a goal, two assists, and about 28 minutes per game.
- The first meeting on Nov. 28 went to Minnesota 3-2 in a shootout, with Jesper Wallstedt stopping 39 of 41 shots; Sunday’s game is the last in St. Paul this season.
- Nathan MacKinnon leads the NHL with 28 goals and is tied for the points lead at 59; Wallstedt is confirmed to start for Minnesota, and Mackenzie Blackwood is expected for Colorado.