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20-16-3 Minnesota Wild LAST GAME: Won 1-0 at Boston | Recap NEXT GAME: Jan 8 at Philadelphia LINE: 125 | TOTAL: 5½ Preview | Matchup | Select TeamAnaheimAtlantaBostonBuffaloCalgaryCarolinaChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonFloridaLos AngelesMinnesotaMontrealNY IslandersNY RangersNashvilleNew JerseyOttawaPhiladelphiaPhoenixPittsburghSan JoseSt. LouisTampa BayTorontoVancouverWashington

HEADLINES Backstrom, Wild blank Bruins Wild blank Avalanche Red Wings beat Wild in shootout Minnesota Wild vs. Philadelphia Flyers INJURIES PLAYER POS DESCRIPTION Marc-Andre Bergeron D Out Indefinitely (lower-body injury) Kurtis Foster D Out Indefinitely (leg injury) Marian Gaborik F Out Indefinitely (hip injury) Stephane Veilleux F Day-to-Day (illness) BETTING TRENDS Minnesota is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 13 games on the road RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE PLAYER DESCRIPTION 01/03/2009 John Scott Recalled from Houston (AHL) 01/03/2009 Marian Gaborik Placed on injured list 12/18/2008 Owen Nolan Placed on injured list 12/18/2008 Krys Kolanos Recalled from Houston (AHL) 12/17/2008 Marian Gaborik Activated from injured list

LAST 5 GAMES
RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL
Jan 6 - Won 1-0 at Boston | Recap	(200)	U (5½)
Jan 4 - Won 2-0 at Colorado | Recap	(130)	U (5½)
Jan 3 - Lost 3-2 vs Detroit | Recap	(165)	U (5½)
Dec 31 - Won 3-2 vs San Jose | Recap	(165)	P (5)
Dec 29 - Lost 2-1 at Calgary | Recap	(165)	U (5)

TEAM STATISTICS
OFFENSIVE		RANK	DEFENSIVE		RANK
AVERAGE GOALS FOR:	2.5	27	AVERAGE GOALS AGAINST:	2.2	2
AVERAGE SHOTS FOR:	28.0	26	AVERAGE SHOTS AGAINST:	30.5	22
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGE:	22.6	6	PENALTY KILL PERCENTAGE:	88.7	1