The Wild were looking to take another step in the right direction after playing a really good game against the Capitals but getting beaten up by Alex Ovechkin on the power play. Tonight they welcomed the Ottawa Senators to St. Paul who are working towards playoff dreams of their own. The Wild would be short one Zach Parise, but had called Joel Eriksson Ek back over from Sweden and called up Alex Stalock from Iowa to make his first NHL start for the Wild. Both players would factor into the outcome.