Up next for the Kings: Thursday vs. Minnesota
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Kings tonight
VS. MINNESOTA
When: 7:30.
Where: Staples Center.
On the air: FS West; Radio: 1150.
Records: Kings 32-23-4, Wild 32-22-6.
Record vs. Wild: 1-2.
Update: The Wild is making a push, going 11-4-1 in its last 15 games. Goaltender Niklas Backstrom is fifth in the NHL with a 2.24 goals-against average. The Wild is without center Mikko Koivu, who has sat out the last two games because of a finger injury, and defenseman Cam Barker, who suffered what is being described as a mid- to upper-body injury in a 4-1 victory over Edmonton on Tuesday. The Kings activated forward Marco Sturm on Wednesday.
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