The Minnesota Wild are off for a few days of rest.
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(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Wild are looking to kick things into a higher gear when they play on Thursday night at home against Vancouver. The Wild have six of their last nine games and are solidly in third-place in the N-H-L Central Division at 41-21-and-12. Boston beat Minnesota on Saturday in Beantown 6-3. Vancouver has dropped five straight games and is taking on the Golden Knights in Las Vegas tonight and in Colorado on Wednesday night. The Canucks are 21-43-and-8 on the year and in last-place in the Pacific Division. Minnesota will not practice today. Thursday’s game faces off at 7 P-M at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul.