New York at Minnesota

New York is not great on defense, coming into this one at #18 in goals allowed, and are also coming off a deflating home loss. They had a 3-0 lead on St. Louis Saturday only to lose, 6-4. Defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky has been out the last four games, hurting their depth. Minnesota is a sizzling 8-3-1 at home with great balance at #12 in goals scored, and #8 in goals allowed. The Minnesota Wild get their top defenseman back in the lineup when they wrap up their four-game homestand here. Ryan Suter, who is tied for the team lead with 12 assists, is expected to return after missing two contests with the mumps. The Wild are 39-18 in their last 57 home games, plus 4-1 when playing on three or more days rest. Go with Minnesota.