One night after a loss in Manhattan to open their five-game trek, the Minnesota Wild will cross the East River for Wednesday night's matchup with the New York Islanders, who are now winning consistently at Nassau Coliseum despite still residing at the bottom of the NHL standings.

GAME: Minnesota Wild (34-31-5-3) at New York Islanders (24-40-4-4)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, March 25 - 7:00 PM EST
LINE: -115, -105 TOTAL: 5
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Oddsmakers currently have the Wild listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Islanders, while the game's total is sitting at 5.

The Wild remain within striking distance of a third straight postseason berth, but a road-heavy schedule down the stretch has plagued coach Jacques Lemaire's club, which is 2-7-2 away from home over the past month - having played three home games over that span.

Marian Gaborik scored the lone goal for the Wild in their 2-1 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday night.

The Islanders (24-40-8) have shown plenty of improvement - especially at home - as their dismal season's end draws nearer.

Although they closed a 2-3-1 road trip with consecutive losses, including a 5-2 defeat at Ottawa on Saturday night, they're 9-2-2 in their last 13 home games and 5-1-1 in their last seven at the Coliseum.

New York cashed as -175 home favorites as the teams played under the 5-goal total set by sportsbooks.

The Islanders allowed four goals in the second period to fall 5-2 to the Senators at Scotiabank Place Saturday.

Ottawa won as a -210 home favorite while the final score played over the 5.5-goal total.
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Current streak:
New York has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Minnesota: 34-31-8
New York: 24-40-8

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 4-4-2
After playing NY Rangers are 4-5
After a loss are 4-6

New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing New Jersey are 4-6
After playing Ottawa are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing NY Islanders
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 6 games at home
NY Islanders are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing Minnesota
NY Islanders are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games
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