Here’s an excerpt from the NHL.com preview of the Canadiens vs Wild game which will start at 20h00:

Saku Koivu will go head-to-head with younger brother Mikko of the Wild on Thursday for the third time in an NHL game. Saku has two assists in the two previous meetings while Mikko is scoreless in those contests.

Mikko Koivu, though, is off to the best start of his four-year career, leading Minnesota with 12 assists and 13 points.

Montreal hasn’t faced the Wild since a 4-2 home win on Nov. 22, 2006 in which Kovalev had a goal and an assist. The teams have played seven times since 2000, with the Canadiens holding a 3-2-1 advantage with one tie.