Minnesota Wild vs. New York Islanders: Game 31

Minnesota Wild (15-13-2) vs. New York Islanders (10-18-3)

Xcel Energy Center @ 7:00 CST

Television: KSTC (45/12)
Listen live on WCCO.com, or locally at 830 AM

For the Islanders perspective, check out Lighthouse Hockey

Tonight's lines:

Minnesota Wild	New York Islanders
Brunette - Koivu - Mittens Gaborik - Sheppard - Veilleux Bouchard - Gillies - Kolanos Clutterbuck - Pouliot - Boogaard Johnsson - Schultz Zidlicky - Burns Skoula - Bergeron Backstrom Harding	Bergenheim - Weight - Guerin Hilbert - Bailey - Hunter Comeau - Park - Sim Jackman - Walter - Okposo Witt - Streit Campoli - Meyer Sutton - Pock MacDonald Danis

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Holy crap! Look at those injuries! How on earth do they even field a complete team?

Notes

• Marian Gaborik, "If I would need to rest it, I’d definitely consider it. But I’m playing tonight and hopefully everything’s going to be good."
• Eric Belanger is out . Krys Kolanos will take his spot. Colton Gillies is in and if Gaborik can’t play, then Weller will.
• Kyle Okposo is indeed expected to play tonight.
• Mike Comrie is set to return to the lineup after missing the past 17 games with a hip injury.
• Russo says Lemaire is unavailable as is Risebrough. Is a move in the works? Rosters lock tonight at midnight tonight for a week.
• The Islanders have allowed an NHL-worst 115 goals.

Questions to Answer

1. Does Gaborik play? If he does, will he be tentative?
   
2. With Kolanos, Gillies, Clutterbuck and Pouliot all in the lineup, will the youth movement prevail?
   
3. Should Reitz be the odd man out?
   
4. When the team giving up the most goals plays the team scoring the least amount of goals, can the anemic offense get the boost they require?
   
5. Is a trade actually in the works?