Minnesota takes on Philadelphia, looks to stop 4-game skid

Minnesota Wild (31-17-3, third in the Central) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (16-27-10, eighth in the Metropolitan)

Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Flyers +180, Wild -224

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota is looking to stop its four-game slide with a victory over Philadelphia.

The Flyers are 9-14-5 on their home ice. Philadelphia averages 8.6 penalty minutes per game, the 10th-most in the Eastern Conference. Zack MacEwen leads the team serving 63 total minutes.

The Wild are 15-12-2 on the road. Minnesota ranks fourth in the Western Conference with 32.4 shots per game and is averaging 3.7 goals.

The teams face off Thursday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cam Atkinson leads the Flyers with 18 goals and has 39 points. Scott Laughton has four goals and four assists over the last 10 games for Philadelphia.

Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild with 64 points, scoring 24 goals and collecting 40 assists. Kevin Fiala has four goals and six assists over the last 10 games for Minnesota.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 3-5-2, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.1 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game with a .900 save percentage.

Wild: 3-7-0, averaging three goals, 4.7 assists, 4.7 penalties and 10.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game with an .892 save percentage.

INJURIES: Flyers: None listed.

Wild: Jordan Greenway: day to day (upper-body).

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