Wild To Host Edmonton Tonight

The Wild are back on the ice Thursday night when they host Edmonton at Xcel Energy Center.  The game is the second of a three game home-stand for the Wild, which opened with a 3-0 loss to Ottawa Tuesday night.

The Wild are 25-19-5 on the season and in eighth place in the West, four points ahead of the Phoenix Coyotes.

The Oilers are in the basement of the Western Conference at 15-29-5 on the season. Edmonton acquired former SCSU standout Matt Hendricks from Nashville for goaltender Devan Dubnyk on Wednesday.

Tonight's game gets underway at 7:00 and can be heard locally on WJON.