Tough six-game stretch
The Wild, just coming off a bye week, has three games before another rest for All-Star Game weekend. The Wild (46.1 percent) is last in the league in Corsi percent, a measure of shots and offensive pressure. Two of its three opponents before the break are top-five Corsi teams, and all three opponents immediately after All-Star weekend are top-12 Corsi teams:
OpponentOpp. Corsi rank
Saturday vs. Tampa3rd (53.2)
Monday vs. Ottawa22nd (48.6)
Jan. 25 at Pittsburgh5th (52.3)
(All-Star Game, Jan. 28)
Jan. 30 at Columbus12th (51.1)
Feb. 2 vs. Vegas10th (51.5)
Feb. 3 at Dallas 8th (51.6)
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