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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Boston Bruins will try to earn only their second win in December when they visit the Minnesota Wild for Wednesdays battle at Xcel Energy Center. Boston has a 1-4-2 record this month, with both losses after regulation coming in the clubs past two outings. Last seasons Presidents Trophy winners have just 33 points in 2014-15, leaving the Bruins a point out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins could have a difficult time ending a three-game slide tonight considering Bostons history against Minnesota. The Wild have dominated the Bruins since entering the league as an expansion club in 2000-01, going 12-2-1 in the 15 all-time meetings. Minnesota also boasts a 6-1-1 record as the host in this matchup. Boston lost for the fourth time in the last five encounters with the Wild on Oct. 28, as Minnesota scored three unanswered goals in the third period to take a 4-3 decision at TD Garden. The Wild, however, could be forced to play without either of their top two goaltenders on Wednesday. No. 1 Darcy Kuemper was scratched with an illness before Tuesdays loss in Chicago and he isnt expected to be able to suit up tonight. Niklas Backstrom started Tuesdays contest, but also is said to be dealing with the same stomach issue and he may not be able to go on Wednesday either. John Curry has been recalled from Iowa of the American Hockey League and he could get the start for the Wild. The 30-year-old journeyman made one start for Minnesota in 2013-14. If neither Backstrom or Kuemper is able to suit up, Johan Gustafsson also may be recalled to serve as the backup. Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon also has missed the last two games with a stomach bug and is questionable for tonight. The Bruins, who are 0-1-2 since captain Zdeno Chara returned from a 19-game absence due to a knee injury, have dropped their last two outings in the shootout phase. After falling in Saturdays 3-2 decision to Ottawa on home ice, the Bs lost by the same score Tuesday in Nashville. Derek Roy recorded the lone goal of the shootout for the Predators as Boston fell in the opener of a three-game road trip. Milan Lucic and Reilly Smith scored once each in regulation for the Bruins. Tuukka Rask came up with 38 saves in the games first 65 minutes, but was powerless to prevent Roys dekes from pulling him out of position before a backhander provided the hosts winning margin. This is an important road trip for us and it would have been really nice to get that extra point, said Smith. Backup netminder Niklas Svedberg could get the start tonight in net. Svedberg is 3-4-0 with a 2.28 goals against average in nine games this season, but has never faced the Wild. The Wild have lost two of their last three games and fell 5-3 in Chicago on Tuesday. Patrick Kanes late power-play goal was the game-winner for the Blackhawks, but Minnesota wasnt happy about the call that led to that man advantage. Minnesota defenseman Erik Haula was whistled for hooking with 4:35 left in regulation and Kane scored 67 seconds later to give Chicago a 4-3 lead. The Blackhawks would later seal the game on an empty-net tally from Ben Smith. Four minutes left and (the referee) decides a good hockey game with a weak penalty like that, Haula said. Head coach Mike Yeo seemed to agree with his players assessment of the call. That time in a hockey game in a tie game, a one-handed hook on a dead play, pretty frustrating, Yeo said. Nino Niederreiter scored on a penalty shot for Minnesota, while Marco Scandella and Thomas Vanek also posted goals in the loss. Backstrom gave up four goals on 38 shots. The Wild trailed Chicago 3-1 after 40 minutes before Niederreiter and Scandella drew the club even with goals earlier in the third period. 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"I can understand the fans disappointment," Nuremberg goalkeeper Raphael Schaefer said after his 250th league appearance for the club. Stuttgart was no longer in danger of the drop, despite losing 2-1 at home to Wolfsburg, with Vieirinha scoring the winner in injury time. "Wed rather have done it by ourselves but the important thing is that we keep playing in the Bundesliga," Stuttgart president Bernd Wahler said. Bayer Leverkusen consolidated fourth place with a 2-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt. Gonzalo Castro and Emre Cans first-half goals put Leverkusen in pole position for the last Champions League qualification spot. "The goal was special," said Can, who grew up in Frankfurt. "For the Champions League we still need a win against (Werder) Bremen." Borussia Dortmund defeated Hoffenheim 3-2, third-place Schalke won 2-0 at Freiburg, Borussia Moenchengladbach beat Mainz 3-1, and Bremen captain Aaron Hunt marked his last home game for the side by scoring both goals in a 2-0 win over Hertha Berlin. "I couldnt have wished for better," Hunt said. Gladbach keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen was unable to hold back the tears as he was thanked for his service to the club he joined as a four-year-old. The 22-year-old is expected to move to Barcelona. Bayern wwas hoping to make amends for its humiliating Champions League semifinal loss to Real Madrid, and Goetze made his case for a starting place against Dortmund in the German Cup final in two weeks.dddddddddddd Franck Ribery did not travel to Hamburg due to back problems. Mueller started up front rather than Mario Mandzukic, and Goetze took Riberys place on the left. Goetze played a one-two with Arjen Robben to open the scoring in the 32nd minute. Bayern went 2-0 up after a corner in the 55th, when Goetzes shot took a slight deflection from Mueller. The goal was awarded to the Bayern winger. Mueller returned the favour by crossing for Goetzes second with 20 minutes remaining, two minutes before Hakan Calhanoglu pulled one back. In the 75th, Pizarro scored with an overhead kick two minutes after he went on as a substitute. Hamburg is battling to avoid its first ever relegation after playing every season of the Bundesliga since the leagues formation in 1963. "The second goal was the turning point," Hamburg coach Mirko Slomka said. "Still, there were a lot of positive things to see. You can see the sheer will is there." There was some trouble among frustrated fans in the stands at halftime when police were forced to intervene. Braunschweig might have overtaken Hamburg but Augsburg keeper Marwin Hitz denied substitute Salim Khelifi in the 89th minute and Raul Bobadilla scored with a lob four minutes into injury time. Nuremberg got off to a bad start when Hannover midfielder Szabolcs Huszti scored in the fifth, and Manuel Schmiedebach made it 2-0 in the 51st. It was the 10th loss from 11 games for Nuremberg, which has been relegated seven times from the Bundesliga. There were no such worries for Dortmund, already assured of second place before beating Hoffenheim. Dortmund fans gave a warm send-off to Robert Lewandowski, who is joining Bayern next season, and Manuel Friedrich, who is retiring. ' ' '