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NHL Thursday: Minnesota vs. Los Angeles
NHL Thursday: Minnesota vs. Los AngelesThe streaking Minnesota Wild will try to keep their winning streak intact when they face off against the LA Kings.
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The Minnesota Wild haven't won six in a row in nearly five years, and they've never won six straight on the road. They can accomplish both of those feats Thursday night in Los Angeles, where they were dominated by the Kings last month.

Minnesota (18-7-3) leads the NHL with 39 points and is on its third five-game winning streak of the season after posting a 2-1 victory in San Jose on Tuesday night.

The win was also the Wild's franchise record-tying fifth straight on the road. They haven't taken six in a row overall since winning a franchise-best nine consecutive games March 8-24, 2007.

Tuesday's victory was all the more impressive considering Minnesota had to rely on its emergency goaltender.

With starter Niklas Backstrom out because of a groin problem and Josh Harding leaving less than two minutes in with an apparent neck injury, Matt Hackett entered and stopped all 34 shots he faced to win his NHL debut.

Mikko Koivu and Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored late in the first period to help Minnesota win for the 10th time in 12 games. Koivu leads the Wild with 18 assists and 23 points, and he has four goals and nine assists in the past 10 contests.

Hackett may be pressed into action again Thursday with the statuses of Backstrom and Harding unknown, and coach Mike Yeo sounded as if the Wild won't miss a beat if the 21-year-old is in net.

Los Angeles (13-10-4) was in control for the first two periods against the visiting Wild on Nov. 12, jumping out to a 5-0 lead and knocking Harding out en route to a 5-2 victory.

The Kings are 5-1-1 at home against the Wild since the 2008-09 seasons.

Los Angeles has lost two straight and four of six after falling 3-2 in Anaheim on Tuesday night. The Kings tied the game in the third period after falling behind 2-0, but allowed the winning goal with 48.8 seconds remaining.

The Kings now will have a tall order on their hands when they try and stop the streaking Wild in this crucial game.



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