The Minnesota Wild will look to win their second straight game when they take on the Calgary Flames on Monday evening.
The Wild struggled in their first three games of February but finally managed a big win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. The Wild trailed 1-0 against the Nashville after 20 minutes but drew even thanks to a second period tally from Cal Clutterbuck. Devin Setogouchi scored in overtime to give Minnesota its first win in four games; the winger had not scored in the team's opening 10 games.
"It feels nice, obviously," Setoguchi said about scoring his first goal of the season. "But now I need to keep doing the same things and keep getting those chances to score and I know the puck will keep going in."
The Wild will face a surging Calgary Flames team that will look to get back on the winning track. The Flames ended January with a record of 1-3-1. They lost the first game of February to the Chicago Blackhawks but managed two straight victories against Detroit and Columbus before losing again to the Vancouver Canucks. In that match, Calgary blew a 1-0 lead and wound losing 5-1.
"They worked harder than us and we weren't very good, we weren't very sharp," Calgary captain Jarome Iginlasaid after the loss.
Coach Bob Hartley added that the loss was "sad because you are playing the Vancouver Canucks, arch rivals, division rivals, and you play a great first period and suddenly the game is over."
This is the first of five meetings between the two clubs. Calgary took four of six meetings last season against their Northwest division rivals.
Predictions; Calgary wins 3-2 in overtime.
Start Time: 9 PM EST
TV: FS-WI, FS-N+, SNET-W
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