The Minnesota Wild play the second half of a back-to-back on Tuesday when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs. Minnesota plays the Ottawa Senators on Monday. The Wild is 0-4 this season after falling to the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-4 on Saturday. Devan Dubnyk allowed five goals and was pulled during the second period while Alex Stalock stopped seven of nine shots in relief.
Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. Ilya Mikheyev scored to break a tie in the second period and Toronto went on to the 3-goal victory. Also scoring for the Maple Leafs were Nicholas Shore, Jake Muzzin, Trevor Moore and Alexander Kerfoot.
Brad Hunt leads Minnesota in goals scored with two and points with four. Marcus Foligno is the leader in assists for Minnesota with three. Devan Dubnyk is 0-4-0 with goals against of 4.56 and saves percentage of .862. Minnesota is scoring an average of 2.50 goals per game, while allowing an average of 5.25 per game.
Auston Matthews leads Toronto in goals scored with six and in points with seven, while Morgan Rielly is the assists leader with five. Frederik Andersen is 3-2-0 with goals against of 3.38 and save percentage of .886. Toronto is scoring an average of 4.00 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.50 per game.
