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Islanders finish road trip against unbeaten-at-home Wild

New York visits Minnesota on Thursday after a shootout win in Nashville, while the Wild return from three straight road victories.

File photo: New York Islanders defenceman Matthew Schaefer skates with the puck against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena.
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The New York Islanders close their three-game road trip against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, Oct. 29, at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. The game starts at 8 p.m. ET.

New York beat Nashville 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday and has earned points in six of its past seven games. The Islanders had Wednesday off, with the club saying lineup updates would follow Thursday’s morning skate.

Matthew Schaefer enters with a five-game point streak. He played the entire overtime period in Nashville and finished with a career-high 32:16 of ice time.

Minnesota returns home after winning the final three games of a five-game road trip. The Wild have won all four of their home games this season. Kirill Kaprizov leads the NHL with 14 goals in 14 games, according to the Islanders’ preview and CBS Sports.

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