A key factor behind the Minnesota Wild’s recent stretch of low-scoring games is their strong blue line, led by Brock Faber. He formed a strong defensive pair with Jaccob Slavin at the 4 Nations Face-Off and has helped Minnesota achieve the second-best xGA/60 rate in the NHL. Backing up this strong blue line is goaltender Filip Gustavsson, who is slated to start in net for the Wild on Saturday. Gustavsson is 22-11-3 with a .915 SV% and 2.63 GAA through 37 starts this season. Another reason for Minnesota’s recent low-scoring games is its lackluster offense. Failing to generate high-danger scoring chances at a high rate, the Wild rank 27th in xGF/60. Their opponent faces a similar issue, as the Detroit Red Wings also rank in the bottom half of the league in xGF/60.