Players to target: Zach Parise, Charlie Coyle, Jason Pominville, and Ryan Suter
In the Minnesota Wild's last two games, Parise, Coyle, and Pominville have been buzzing offensively and generating a bunch of scoring chances. In this trio's 25.6 minutes together, they have accounted for over 20 Scoring Chances For per 60 minutes and a 64.2% Scoring Chances For Percentage.
Yes, this is a small sample, but this line is clicking. On home ice against a top-heavy Dallas Stars team, the third line for the Wild should see favorable matchups all night.
The Stars give up the third-most Scoring Chances Against per 60 minutes (8.77). Mikko Koivu's line will face the top line of the Stars, and the Eric Staal line usually takes the second line (Tyler Seguin's line) at home. This will leave the door open at even strength for Parise, Coyle, and Pominville to face the third line for the Stars, which feature players like Radek Faksa and Antoine Roussel, the latter of whom is the league leader in penalty minutes.
This full Minnesota stack will all play together on the first power-play against Dallas' league-worst 74.1 percent penalty kill. There are a lot of reasons to like a Wild stack, and the Parise line comes at a nice price.