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Hockey Wilderness — The 27-25-6 Minnesota Wild host the 30-22-6 St. Louis Blues in St. Paul today for a 2:00 PM matinee event on Hockey Day in America. The Blues are going for their 10th straight win to match a franchise record set back in the 2001-2002 season. Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko has 19 points (10 goals, nine assists) in an NHL career-high 11-game point streak. Blues’ rookie goaltender Jordan Binnington will go for his eighth straight victory. With a win, Binnington would set the record for longest winning streak by a St. Louis rookie. He made 21 saves in a 4-0 win at the Arizona Coyotes on...

Hockey Wilderness — Who will start in goal for the Wild? The biggest question in Sunday’s game. Yes, you read that correctly, the St. Louis Blues are currently the hottest team in the NHL as we speak. The Blues have now won nine games in a row following their 3-0 victory Saturday afternoon against Colorado. Down and out at one point in the season, the Blues are now sitting in the third spot in the Central Division with 65 points. As for the Wild, they need wins more than any team in the NHL, and after Friday night’s collapse there’s no telling who could be between the pipes for the Wild come Sunday...

Hockey Wilderness — The Wild will hit the ice Sunday afternoon looking to end the streak the Blues have going for them. Nine straight wins, looking to tie a franchise record if they come out victorious against the Wild. Also, 13-3-1 in their last 17 road games that includes wins over Winnipeg, Washington, Tampa Bay and Nashville to just name a few. Also, the Wild will have to shut-down the first line of Schenn-O’Reilly-Tarasenko that has 37 points in the last nine games. Oh yeah, to make things worse, the Wild will face rookie goaltender Jordan Binnington who is 11-1-1 on the season. Tough match-up for a...