GDT: 01/05/17 - Wild @ Sharks - 9:30 PM CT / 5:30 AM Finland - FS-N

[Lapa]

The Minnesota Wild will open a three-game road trip through the West Coast when it plays the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night at SAP Center.

The game marks the first for Minnesota since a 4-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on New Year's Eve at Xcel Energy Center, a defeat that snapped the Wild's franchise-best 12-game winning streak.

Wild coach Bruce Boudreau has said he had started to see some bad habits creep into Minnesota's game, beginning with a 7-4 win against the New York Rangers on Dec. 23 in the final game before the NHL's mandated three-day holiday break.

After a 3-2 overtime win in Nashville, the Wild surrendered four goals in back-to-back games against the New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets.

https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/wild-sharks-preview-010417/c-285328922

Parise - Staal - Schroeder
Zucker - Koivu - Granlund
Niederreiter - Haula - Coyle
Stewart - Graovac - Pominville

Suter - Spurgeon
Brodin - Dumba
Scandella - Folin

Dubnyk


Meier - Thornton - Pavelski
Labanc - Couture - Boedker
Marleau - Tierney - Donskoi
Not-Erik Karlsson - Haley - Ward

Martin - Burns
Dillon - Braun
Mueller - DeMelo

Jones

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[W75]

Gonna set alarm on. From the Circle of Yeo into the Balls of Boudreau... (sorry).

Pittbull!! Paaaaartaaaiii

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Well this is certainly a late game. Lets goooooooooooooo win game.

 

[Engebretson]

Let the streak begin again!

 

[MuckOG]

I hate these late night starts. The Wild will still be hungover from NYE and will lose 4-1.

 

[gphr513]

9:30 start, yikes!

Start a new streak tonight.

 

[Bruce Granville]

Time to end the losing streak...

 

[Dampland]

Gonna set alarm on. From the Circle of Yeo into the Balls of Boudreau... (sorry).

Pittbull!! Paaaaartaaaiii

Better than the "Bowels of Boudreau"

 

[keppel146]

I'll fall asleep after the 1st I'm sure...

 

[Dampland]

I'll fall asleep after the 1st I'm sure...

Well its January, its the Sharks and its on the road

so the Wild will be down by 3 goals after the first anyway, so you'll welcome the sleep.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Well its January, its the Sharks and its on the road

so the Wild will be down by 3 goals after the first anyway, so you'll welcome the sleep.

Nah, we'll be tied after the first, up 1 after the 2nd, and win by 2.

Optimism!

 

[Wabit]

Watching US/Canada finals and recording the Wild game. I should be caught up to live. by the end of the 2nd.

 

[NHL1674]

Well, now is the big test. We've been here before. It's now the start of January. We're starting that dreaded California trip. And we've allowed 4 goals in the last two games. Will we start that annual swoon? Or will we finally overcome it?

 

[gphr513]

Watching US/Canada finals and recording the Wild game. I should be caught up to live. by the end of the 2nd.

2.5 hour gap between start times. They probably won't overlap much, if at all.

 

[It is Wild World]

LGW. Win and become the best in the West

 

[TaLoN]

Lets start a new streak tonight!

 

[Wabit]

2.5 hour gap between start times. They probably won't overlap much, if at all.

Thinking if it goes to OT: 15 min intermission, then up to a full period, then shootout. Medal Ceremony, all-tourny team, ect.

 

[TaLoN]

2.5 hour gap between start times. They probably won't overlap much, if at all.

The US/Canada game should be all but done when the Wild/Sharks faceoff.

 

[Minnesota]

9:30pm start.

Gonna start bookmarking sleepy baby animal gifs now to prepare.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

I feel like this camera is way more zoomed in than most arenas? Maybe it's just all the WJC I've watched, though.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Nino, so close.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

DeBoer reminds me of Karl Pilkington

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Wonder how long until Staal is back with Coyle/Nino.

 

[NHL1674]

Lot of miscommunications.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Oh man that would've been pretty.