GDT: 12/15/16 - Wild @ Predators - 7PM CT / 3 AM Suomi - FSN

[gphr513]

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December 15, 2016. 7:00PM.
Nashville, TN. Bridgestone Arena

The Wild have a 11-15-2-2 (W-L-T-OTL) record at Bridgestone Arena

Franchise Record vs. Nashville:
27-26-5 | 163 GF | 169 GA

Russo Preview

Preview: The Predators are the ultimate homers. They’re 10-2-2 at home, yet 3-9-2 on the road. The Wild is 6-5-4 on the road and has won two in a row. Overall, it has won five in a row and is 7-1-3 in its past 11. The Wild is 5-3-2 in its past 10 games in Nashville. Twelve of the past 21 contests between the teams (in which the Wild is 10-8-3) have been decided by one goal.
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Russo: Coach Bruce Boudreau knows: The Wild is starting to get it

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“Winning is everything in our game,†Boudreau said. “We talked at the beginning of the year, nobody on our team is going to win a scoring championship. We’re looking for only one trophy, and that trophy’s the big one. So if we come together as a team and no one worries about individual success, we’ll have success.â€

Issues have mostly been masked by the tremendous play of Devan Dubnyk, who is 14-6-3 and leads the NHL with a 1.60 goals-against average and .947 save percentage. It’s been a heck of a start for Dubnyk, who struggled at times in training camp and gave up a suspect go-ahead goal in the season opener.

“It’s funny, I was really concerned in training camp,†Boudreau admits. “I didn’t think he was seeing the puck very well and there were goals going in that I wouldn’t have thought would have gone in. It went away in the second game.
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[Wabit]

Why do I have the feeling this game will come down to the PP/PK?

A game between 2 trap teams, yay.

 

[Dampland]

Can a team score negative goals? 0 to -0 is final result

 

[DANOZ28]

smashville always plays us tuff. 3-2 but im not sure who wins. i miss the old barn burner games usually ending 5-4.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

I was gonna say 4-3 Preds.

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Big game. Would be really nice to keep this rolling, Preds are real good at home though.

Someone wins 2-1.

 

[Wild11MN]

Nashville has been fantastic at home and awful on the road, so tough one here tonight.

 

[MNNumbers]

OT game. Not sure who wins. Would be a prefect time for shutout #5 for Doobie

 

[Dee Oh Cee]

Tough game...would probably be happy with OT if things don't roll well.

Man, that Scandella goal is one of my favorites. So cool.

 

[Sharppi]

This reeks of tight checking game with 1-1 score after 3rd.

 

[gphr513]

Tough game...would probably be happy with OT if things don't roll well.

Man, that Scandella goal is one of my favorites. So cool.

It's a sweet goal! I knew it was against the Preds at the end of the year (thought it was last year, it was actually 2 seasons ago). I was happy to see that gfy still worked, from a Goal of the Year thread we had that year!

 

[keppel146]

If we score on the PP the wild win.

Preds 10-2-2 at home but I saw we win tonight.

 

[Nharris31]

I have feeling this game the Wild 4th line gets exposed.

 

[AOSC]

Does anybody know why Boudreau doesn't use this Defense?

Suter-Dumba
Scandella-Spurgeon
Brodin-Folin

 

[tomgilbertfan]

Didn't realize Staal has the same # of points as Johansen this season.

 

[SomethingGeneric]

I have feeling this game the Wild 4th line gets exposed.

Any particular reason why or you just have a feeling?

 

[SomethingGeneric]

Does anybody know why Boudreau doesn't use this Defense?

Suter-Dumba
Scandella-Spurgeon
Brodin-Folin

He does use the third pair (or he had until Folin got hurt) but I think BB found like so many others that Spurgeon is just too good to not play with Suter.

 

[Nharris31]

Any particular reason why or you just have a feeling?

The speed difference also feeling.

 

[BusQuets]

Does anybody know why Boudreau doesn't use this Defense?

Suter-Dumba
Scandella-Spurgeon
Brodin-Folin

Suter-Spurgeon just toooo gooood.

 

[nickschultzfan]

Suter-Spurgeon just toooo gooood.

Disagree. I don't think Suter or Spurgeon make each other any better.

Scandella-Spurgeon was the reason we made the playoffs for a couple of seasons.

I like Suter with Dumba. And Brodin with Folin.

 

[Minnesota]

 

[Minnesota]

 

[tomgilbertfan]

That's adorable.

 

[Minnesota]

#FollowYourDreams

 

[Minnewildsota]

I hoped someone warned him about the hole in the glass.