. . . WILD POST SECOND STRAIGHT VICTORY UNDER TORCHETTI . . .
Three players – Erik Haula, Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville – registered 1-1—2 to lift the Wild to their second straight win under interim head coach John Torchetti on the heels of an eight-game skid (0-6-2).

* At 25-22-10 (60 points), the Wild moved within two points of the idle Predators (26-21-10, 62 points) for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. Minnesota owns the ROW tiebreaker (MIN: 25, NSH: 24), but Nashville won the season series between the teams (NSH: 3-1-0, MIN: 1-3-0).

* The Wild won their second consecutive road game after dropping six of their last seven as visitors (1-6-0). They are 11-12-6 away from Xcel Energy Center this season (14-10-4 at home).

* Devan Dubnyk, who grew up in Calgary, made 25 saves to improve to 10-5-3 in 19 career appearances against his hometown club (2.27 GAA, .920 SV%, 2 SO). That includes a 4-0-0 record since joining the Wild (1.74 GAA, .942 SV%, 1 SO).

* REMINDER: The Wild will play their final game before the 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series when they visit the Oilers tonight at Rexall Place (9:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. MT, FS-N, FS-WI, SNW).

. . . TCF BANK STADIUM TAKES SHAPE
Lines and logos are down as TCF Bank Stadium makes its final preparations for the 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series.

Click here to watch the latest time-lapse video of the rink build in Minneapolis.

IGINLA CLIMBS RECORD BOOKS IN AVALANCHE’S LATE WIN
Jarome Iginla scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal with 2:03 remaining in regulation, to guide the Avalanche to their third victory in their past four games.

* At 30-26-4 (64 points), the Avalanche leapfrogged the idle Predators (26-21-10, 62 points) for the first Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. Nashville holds three games in hand, but Colorado owns the ROW tiebreaker (COL: 28, NSH: 24).

* Iginla recorded his 605th and 606th career goals to move within two of tying Dino Ciccarelli (608) for 17th place in NHL history. Iginla also notched his 108th career multi-goal game (and third of the season), second among active players behind Florida’sJaromir Jagr (125).

* Iginla picked up his 97th career game-winning goal (and third of the season) to tie Guy Lafleur for eighth place in NHL history. Only Jagr (132), who owns the League record, has more such goals among active players.

* Iginla also played in his 1,452nd career game to move past Teemu Selanne (1,451) and into sole possession of 22nd place in NHL history.

MILESTONES & BENCHMARKS
* Wild forward Zach Parise (0-2—2) recorded his 600th NHL point (292-309—601). Parise, the 17th overall selection by the Devils in the 2003 NHL Draft, became the fifth member of his draft class to reach the milestone. The others: Eric Staal (321-451—772),Ryan Getzlaf (214-508—722), Corey Perry (319-324—643) and Thomas Vanek (313-328—641).

LOOSE PUCKS
The Rangers saw their overall point streak end at six games (5-0-1) and home point streak end at 10 games (8-0-2) . . . Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane collected one assist to increase his lead to 19 points in the Art Ross Trophy race (34-49—83 in 61 GP). He also moved within five points of matching his single-season career high, established in 2009-10 (30-58—88 in 82 GP) . . . Rangers forward Derick Brassard (1-0—1) reached the 20-goal milestone for the first time . . . Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford (31 SV) earned his 32nd win of the season (49 GP), second in the NHL behind Washington’sBraden Holtby (35 W). Crawford also moved within one victory of tying his single-season career high, set in 2010-11 (33 W in 57 GP) . . . Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov (32 SV) improved to 5-0-1 in six career regular-season appearances vs. MTL (2.09 GAA, .934 SV%, 1 SO) . . . ICYMI: Commissioner Gary Bettmanupheld the 20-game suspension that was assessed to Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman for conduct violative of Rule 40 (Physical Abuse of Officials).

SNEAK PEEK AT THURSDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Washington @ NY Islanders, 7:00 p.m., CSN-DC, MSG+
Detroit @ Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m., NBCSN, SNE, SNO, SNP, TVAS, FS-D, ROOT
NY Rangers @ Toronto, 7:30 p.m., MSG, TSN4
Carolina @ Ottawa, 7:30 p.m., FS-SE, TSN5, RDS
Winnipeg @ Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m., TSN3, SUN
San Jose @ Florida, 7:30 p.m., CSN-CA, FS-F
Los Angeles @ St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., FS-W, FS-MW
Boston @ Nashville, 8:00 p.m., SN360, NESN, FS-TN
Minnesota @ Edmonton, 9:00 p.m., FS-N, FS-WI, SNW
Dallas @ Arizona, 9:00 p.m., FS-SW, FS-A
Anaheim @ Vancouver, 10:00 p.m., PRIME, FS-SD, SNP
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RED WINGS, PENGUINS JOCKEY FOR PLAYOFF POSITIONING
Two teams battling for playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference face off when the Red Wings (29-19-9, 67 points) visit the Penguins (28-19-8, 64 points) at CONSOL Energy Center as part of a national broadcast in both the U.S. and Canada (NBCSN, SNE, SNO, SNP, TVAS). Detroit currently sits in third place in the Atlantic Division, where teams Nos. 2-4 are separated by just four points. Pittsburgh is clinging to the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, but also is in the thick of the Metropolitan Division race, where teams Nos. 2-7 are separated by just 10 points. This marks the second of three meetings between the Red Wings and Penguins in 2015-16; Pittsburgh scored five unanswered goals to defeat Detroit, 5-2, in their first matchup on Dec. 31 at Joe Louis Arena.

STREAKING BLUES FACE KINGS AT SCOTTRADE CENTER
The Blues (33-17-9, 75 points), who have collected points in five straight games (4-0-1) and 15 of their last 18 (10-3-5), look to stay hot when they welcome the Kings (33-20-3, 69 points) to Scottrade Center. St. Louis currently sits in third place in the Central Division, but is just six points shy of first-place Chicago (38-18-5, 81 points) – with two games in hand. Los Angeles, meanwhile, is clinging to a narrow lead atop the Pacific Division, where it is trailed by Anaheim (29-19-8, 66 points) and San Jose (30-20-5, 65 points). This marks the third and final meeting of 2015-16 between the Blues and Kings; the teams have split their first two matchups, with Los Angeles earning a 3-0 win on Nov. 3 at Scottrade Center and St. Louis posting a 2-1 shootout victory on Jan. 9 at STAPLES Center.

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