BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins, on a four-game losing streak, play the Minnesota Wild. Minnesota has a 36-23-4 record overall and a 14-13-1 record on its home ice. The Wild have gone 12-5-2 in games decided by a single goal.

Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury could be in the crease to face the Pittsburgh Penguins for the final time of his Hall of Fame career when the teams meet Sunday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.

The Penguins have nearly lost every game since the 4 Nations Face-Off. They were playing fairly well before that two-week break and theoretically were alive in the playoff race, sitting just 6 points out of a postseason spot. A couple of weeks later, the Penguins are plummeting.

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The Minnesota Wild should acquire a top-six forward at the March 7 trade deadline. The Wild have dealt with myriad injuries this year, including recently placing Kirill Kaprizov on Long-Term Injured Reserved (LTIR).

Kiefer Sherwood broke open a tie game late in the third period to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild Friday in Vancouver, British Columbia. Sherwood scored the game-winner 16 minutes,

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Brad Marchand did not play for the Boston Bruins in a 1-0 loss at the Minnesota Wild on Sunday because of an upper-body injury.

Sidney Crosby analyzed the Pittsburgh Penguins' current form in the 2024-25 NHL season with a focus on their loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves for Boston (28-26-8), which was coming off a 3-2 win at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday but has lost six of its past seven (1-4-2). David Pastrnak had his 17-game point streak end (33 points; 15 goals, 18 assists).