Minneapolis, MN -  Tonight the Anaheim Ducks conclude the season series versus the Minnesota Wild. This is the start of a three game road trip, all in the central time zone.

The Ducks are coming off of a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues Sunday night, but are now without Kyle Palmieri due to an upper body injury. Nick Bonino is also out tonight with the flu.

The Wild are also coming off of a 4-2 win. Their win was over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday as well. Zach Parise is looking to end a personal goalless drought against the Ducks.

The puck drops at 5:00 p.m. PST.

Team Stats:

	Stats
24	GP	24
18	W	13
3	L	9
3	OT	2
39	P	28
0.813	P%	0.583
3.38	G/G	2.29
2.46	GA/G	2.42
27.8	PP%	16.3
76.8	PK%	86.5
27.5	S/G	27.9
28.3	SA/G	27.4
47.3	FO%	53.0

Season Head-to-Head Match-ups:

Feb 27, 2013; Anaheim, CA, USA; Anaheim Ducks goalie Viktor Fasth (30) drinks some water during a break in play against the Nashville Predators during the first period at the Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

Mar 9, 2013; Nashville, TN, USA; Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom (32) stands in the goal in a game against the Nashville Predators during the first period at Bridgestone Arena. The Wild beat the Predators in a shootout 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Don McPeak-USA TODAY Sports

Projected Goalie Matchup:

Name	Viktor Fasth	Niklas Backstrom
GP	13	19
Wins	10	11
Losses	1	6
OTL	1	2
SO	2	0
GAA	1.92	2.30
Save %	.929	.914

Injury report:

Team	Player	Type
	Nick Bonino	Flu
	Kyle Palmieri*	Upper-body
	Brad Staubitz*	Upper-body
	Tom Gilbert	Illness
	Darcy Kuemper*	Lower-body
	Josh Harding*	Illness

*On Injured Reserve

Team Records:

Anaheim Ducks: 18-3-3, 39 points (1st in the Pacific Division)
Minnesota Wild: 13-9-2, 28 points (T-1st in the Northwest Division)

Broadcast Info:

TV: Fox Sports-Prime Ticket
Radio: ESPN 830

Breaking Update:

*Viktor Fasth Is Out With An Upper Body Injury*