The Wild sit six points behind the Blues in the Central, but have four fewer games played.
"They’re a team that’s had success against us in the playoffs, and we’ve split the two meetings so far this year," Blues captain David Backes said. "It’ll be a good divisional rivalry, another great contested game for a full 60 minutes. There are two points at hand and we’ve got to stockpile them."
The Blues' New Year's resolution should be to stop saying and start doing. The Wild are six points back, but have four fewer games played.