In thick of West wild-card race, Wild take on Hurricanes

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The Minnesota Wild will go for their third win in a row when they welcome the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.

The Wild are coming off victories at the Edmonton Oilers and Seattle Kraken. After Tuesday's home game, they go back out for two more road games.

With 24 regular-season games to go, Minnesota is very much aware of the crowded race for a Wes