Minnesota Wild @ Nashville Predators GameThread, Dec 6, 2008 7:00 PM CST

Minnesota Wild @ Nashville Predators: Game 26

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Nashville Predators (13-10-2) vs. Minnesota Wild (15-9-1)

Sommet Center @ 7:00 CST

Television: FSN (HD)
Listen live on WCCO.com, or locally at 830 AM

For the Nashville perspective, check out Preds on the Glass

Tonight's lines:

Minnesota Wild

Nashville Predators

Veilleux - Koivu - Mittens
Brunette - Gillies - Bouchard
Burns - Sheppard - Gilles
Weller - Pouliot - Boogaard

Johnsson - Schultz
Zidlicky - Skoula
Reitz - Bergeron

Harding
Backstrom

Dumont - Arnott - Erat
Pihlstrom - Legwand - Ward
Smithson - Bonk - Tootoo
Tarnavsky - Nichol - Peverly

Weber - Suter
Hamhuis - Zanon
de Vries - Koistinen

Rinne
Ellis

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Marian Gaborik	lower body	10.15.2008
Kurtis Foster	left leg surgery	9.20.2008

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Steve Sullivan	back surgery	9.20.2008

Notes

Krys Kolanos was recalled from Houston
Pekka Rinne is 5-0-0 this season
Ron Salcer and the Wild have not talked contract since late September.
Mikko Koivu is looking to extend his 7-game scoring streak
Owen Nolan didn't make the one-game trip with the lower body injury sustained last night.

Questions to Answer

Can the Wild offense turn around?
Harding has looked good in his past two starts. Will it continue?
Does Burns finally find the target? He had 5 shots last night, all in decent scoring angles, but couldn't make it count.
Will errant passes once again befall the Wild?
Can the Wild pull their heads out and be consistent?

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