Minnesota @ Philadelphia preview

Last Meeting ( Nov 14, 2017 ) Philadelphia 0, Minnesota 3

The Minnesota Wild were booed out of their own building in their last outing after what Bruce Boudreau labeled as "the worst game that we've played since I've been here as coach." The Wild look to get back in Boudreau's good graces on Monday when they visit the free-falling Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center.

Zach Parise set up Luke Kunin's first goal of the season late in the first period of Saturday's 5-2 setback versus Detroit, moving past Mikael Granlund for the team lead in points (40) after collecting 11 (four goals, seven assists) in his past nine contests. The 34-year-old Parise, who has recorded 39 points (20 goals, 19 assists) in 45 career contests versus Philadelphia, needs to tally just once in 45 contests to reach 20 for the ninth time in his career. The Flyers' gloom-and-doom season limped along on Saturday afternoon as they fell for the ninth time in 10 contests (1-7-2) following a 3-2 loss to New Jersey. Philadelphia has mustered just 14 goals in its last nine contests overall and likely will face Devan Dubnyk, who turned aside all 62 shots he faced in back-to-back shutouts against the club last season.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, FS Wisconsin, FS North (Minnesota), NBCS Philadelphia

ABOUT THE WILD (22-19-3): Boudreau wasn't the lone Minnesota representative to find fault with the team's performance as veteran forward Eric Staal also took umbrage following the 18-shot effort against the Red Wings. "Whether it was shots or no shots, I don't think we were very good." said the 34-year-old Staal, who is mired in an eight-game goal drought. "We just didn't execute very well. We didn't win a lot of the battles and they competed harder than we did. You do that in the NHL you're going to be on the losing end of it pretty much every night." Staal scored and set up a goal in two encounters last season versus the Flyers to boost his point total against the team to 41 (18 goals, 23 assists) in 52 games.

ABOUT THE FLYERS (16-23-6): James van Riemsdyk wasn't in the mood to celebrate after scoring and setting up a goal in his second straight game on Saturday, telling reporters that the team's frustration level has been heightened due to careless mistakes. "Certainly it's been frustrating. We shoot ourselves in the foot a lot and it makes you have to chase the game a lot of the time," said the 29-year-old van Riemsdyk, who has just eight goals and 18 points since signing a five-year, $35 million contract in the offseason. Jakub Voracek set up Sean Couturier's team-leading 16th goal on Saturday to boost his point total to four (one goal, three assists) over the last three games heading into a tilt with Minnesota, versus which he has 17 points (three goals, 14 assists) in 21 career contests.

OVERTIME

1. Philadelphia rookie G Carter Hart has been confirmed to start Monday's game at home, where he owns a 3-2-1 mark with a 2.18 goals-against average and .927 save percentage.

2. The Wild have dropped nine of 13 all-time meetings in the City of Brotherly Love.

3. Flyers captain Claude Giroux has just four (one goal, three assists) of his club-best 48 points in his last nine games.

PREDICTION: Wild 4, Flyers 2