NHL On Tap: Reinhart, Panthers look to end trip on a high against Wild

Today’s game

Florida Panthers at Minnesota Wild (9:30 p.m. ET; FDSNNO, MAX, TNT)

The Panthers (19-11-2) have a chance to end a five-game road trip with three wins when they play the Wild at the Xcel Energy Center. They ended a two-game losing streak with a wild, come-from-behind 6-5 victory at the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. Sam Reinhart scored the game winner, his 20th goal of the season. The Panthers could have forward Aleksander Barkov back in the lineup; Florida’s captain has missed the last two games due to an illness. The Wild defeated the Panthers 5-1 in Florida on October 22. Minnesota is trying to right itself as it deals with its first inconsistent stretch of the season. The Wild (20-7-4) have not played since Sunday, when they lost 3-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights. They have lost three of their last five games in regulation after losing in regulation four times in their first 26 games (18-4-4). Minnesota goaltender Filip Gustavsson remains out with a lower-body injury, so it will be either Marc-Andre Fleury or Jesper Wallstedt in net for the Wild. Wallstedt made 24 saves and took the loss Sunday in his season debut.

Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings (7 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT)

Watch out for Scott Laughton in this game. What kind of encore is in store for the Flyers forward after scoring all four goals in Philadelphia’s 4-1 win against the Red Wings at the Wells Fargo Center on Dec. 12? It was the first four-goal game by a Flyers player since John LeClair had a hat trick plus one on Oct. 15, 2002. Two of the goals were empty netters, but so what? Four goals in one game is special. The Flyers (14-13-4) then gave up four in a 4-1 loss to the Wild on Saturday and have not played since. The Red Wings (12-14-4) scored four in a 4-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday to end an eight-game stretch without a regulation win dating back to Nov. 25. The Red Wings are 2-4 -2 in their last eight games. The Flyers are 10-5-3 since Nov. 7 after going 4-8-1 in their first 13. Detroit forward Patrick Kane needs five points to become the second American-born player to reach 1,300 for his NHL career.

Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars (7:30 p.m. ET; Victory+, SN, TVAS)

The Maple Leafs net belongs to Joseph Woll for now. He takes over as Toronto’s No. 1 goalie. 1 because Anthony Stolarz is out 4-6 weeks after having surgery on his knee in New York on Wednesday. Woll is likely to start for the Maple Leafs (19-10-2) when they play the Stars (19-11-0) at the American Airlines Center. He is 8-4-0 with a 2.24 goals-against average, .918 save percentage and one shutout in 12 games (11 starts) this season. He allowed three goals on 25 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Red Wings on Saturday. Dennis Hildeby made 24 saves in a 5-3 win against the Buffalo Sabers on Sunday, the Maple Leafs’ third win in four games (3-1-0). There are no such goaltending problems in Dallas; it’s Jake Oettinger’s net. He has allowed two or fewer goals in 14 of 23 starts this season, including one in each of his last two games. The stars have also won three out of four games (3-1-0).