Columbus Blue Jackets vs Minnesota Wild
2:00 PM ET, March 19, 2011
Xcel Energy Center, SAINT PAUL, Minnesota
Poor recent stretches have essentially ended the playoff hopes for the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Wild will be seeking to end a four-game slide Saturday when they host the struggling Blue Jackets.
Minnesota (35-29-7) is in 11th place in the Western Conference with 77 points while Columbus (32-28-10) is 12th with 74. The Wild are mired in a 2-6-1 slump while the Blue Jackets are 1-5-4 in their last 10.
Scoring has been a major problem for both. The Wild have produced four goals over the last four games, and were shut out twice. The Blue Jackets have totaled 22 goals in their last 10.
Minnesota will be happy to be home for four games after losing all four games on a road trip that ended with Thursday's 3-2 loss to San Jose. The Wild went 0 for 11 on the power play on the trip.
"Eleven (games) left, gotta win as many of those 11 as we can," coach Todd Richards said. "We've got a big four-game homestand going home."
Top scorer Martin Havlat managed one assist on the trip for Minnesota, which was outshot 50-30 in Thursday's defeat.
The Wild will be seeking to end a four-game slide Saturday when they host the struggling Blue Jackets.
Minnesota (35-29-7) is in 11th place in the Western Conference with 77 points while Columbus (32-28-10) is 12th with 74. The Wild are mired in a 2-6-1 slump while the Blue Jackets are 1-5-4 in their last 10.
Scoring has been a major problem for both. The Wild have produced four goals over the last four games, and were shut out twice. The Blue Jackets have totaled 22 goals in their last 10.
Minnesota will be happy to be home for four games after losing all four games on a road trip that ended with Thursday's 3-2 loss to San Jose. The Wild went 0 for 11 on the power play on the trip.
"Eleven (games) left, gotta win as many of those 11 as we can," coach Todd Richards said. "We've got a big four-game homestand going home."
Top scorer Martin Havlat managed one assist on the trip for Minnesota, which was outshot 50-30 in Thursday's defeat.
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