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SAINT PAUL, Minn. --The Arizona Coyotes wrap up a four-game road trip on Saturday afternoon with a stop in snowy, frozen Minnesota to face one of the leagues hottest teams before returning to The Valley of the Sun.Minnesota is riding a six-game winning streak overall after a 5-2 win in Nashville on Thursday night to give the Wild at least a point in 11 of their last 12 games (8-1-3).Much of the credit for Minnesotas recent success goes to former Coyote and current Wild goaltender, Devan Dubnyk. The league leader in goals-against average and save percentage, Dubnyk is 8-0-2 in his past 10 starts with a 1.65 GAA and .944 save percentage.We werent at our best but our goalie was, Minnesota coach Bruce Boudreau said after Dubnyks 34-save performance against Nashville. It seems like he gets into that zone there and he says that nothing else is going to beat him.The Wild survived on three first-period goals and a pair of late empty netters against Nashville, relying on Dubnyk in between as the Predators outshot Minnesota 23-9 over the final two periods.Weve got a solid team and a great goalie right now, said veteran Minnesota center Eric Staal who scored his eighth and ninth goals of the season on Thursday. We got the job done, now weve got to keep going, big one on Saturday.It appears as though Arizona may catch a break as Wild backup goaltender Darcy Kuemper is expected to get the nod from Boudreau in Saturdays matinee match-up. Kuemper is 2-2-1 this season and was in goal for Minnesotas last regulation loss on Nov. 29 in Vancouver.Not that it would necessarily matter to Arizona, however, as the Coyotes have played well of late in St. Paul. While Minnesota has had the upper hand in the last 11 overall meetings between the clubs (8-1-2), Arizona is 7-2-2 in its last 11 visits to Xcel Energy Center.Boudreau knows full well what his team is up against.Ive played that team a lot and theyve always, always been a tough team to play against and I dont expect anything different, Boudreau said. (Arizona coach Dave Tippett) is a very structured coach and they will play their game. Its not going to be a cakewalk. If anybody thinks it is then theyre vastly mistaken.After dropping six in a row, the Coyotes have won three of four and two straight on this road trip after Thursdays 3-2 shootout win over Toronto. Much like the Wild, goaltending has been a huge factor in Arizonas surge.Coyotes starting goaltender Mike Smith stopped 125 of 129 shots in that trio of wins, including 44 against a Maple Leafs team whose offense has proven to be quite potent at Air Canada Center.He was really good, excellent, Tippett said. 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Back-to-back defensive slumps have Cronulla desperate for answers as they try to keep their chances of a top-two NRL finish alive against South Sydney.The Sharks go into Monday nights clash with the Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium motivated by their desire to bounce back after a three-game winless run.However, as strong as their intent is to make a statement three weeks out from the finals, front of mind for coach Shane Flanagan is addressing their defensive frailties that have been exposed in the past two weeks.Their 30-14 loss to Canberra and 32-18 defeat at the hands of St George Illawarra are the two worst defensive performances the side has put in this season and the only times the team has conceded more than 30 points in a game.You need to defend well to play well and thats where we start tomorrow night, Flanagan said.You cant leak 30 points - if you do that against good sides youre not going to get there and if you do it in a semi-final youre going to get bailed out the other end.It represents a lapse for Flanagans side who have been the third best defensive team this year and conceded an average 16.9 points per game.After the Canberras win over Parramatta on Sunday, the Sharks hold a twwo-point advantage over the Raiders and must keeping winning to be assured of second spot and a home game in the first week of the semi-finals.ddddddddddddd like to think we can win three of them before the finals, Flanagan said.And thats about confidence going into the semi-finals, playing well, having faith in the bloke next to you.We need to get back to where we were a couple of weeks ago.Flanagan said skipper Paul Gallen was in doubt for Mondays game at ANZ Stadium because of a calf strain but his fellow veteran back-rower Luke Lewis was set to play despite missing training during the week because of a virus.Souths halfback Adam Reynolds is struggling to overcome a hamstring injury.STATS THAT MATTER* South Sydney have won ju