Minnesota at Philadelphia

The Minnesota Wild and the Philadelphia Flyers will be playing back-to-back contests, with the first being played in Philadelphia tonight. The Flyers may have a winning record on the season, but the way they have gotten there does not bode well. They have won a couple of lopsided decisions, but overall, in their last nine games they have been shutout twice, and have been outscored by their opponents 28-24. Over their last eight games, the Wild have actually outscored their opponents 23-21, so the records are a bit misleading coming into this one. The last three meetings here all one-goal decisions, and the Wild should be in this one with a chance to win late. Play on Minnesota.