The Minnesota Wild battle the Seattle Kraken at the Xcel Energy Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
KRAKEN (30-34-5) at WILD (38-25-5)
9:30 p.m. ET; FDSNNOX, MAX, TNT, SN360, TVAS
Kraken Projected Lineup
Jaden Schwartz — Matty Beniers — Kaapo Kakko
Eeli Tolvanen — Chandler Stephenson — Jordan Eberle
Jani Nyman — Jared McCann — Andre Burakovsky
Tye Kartye — Shane Wright — Michael Eyssimont
Vince Dunn — Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak — Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans — Josh Mahura
Philipp Grubauer
Joey Daccord
Scratched: Cale Fleury, John Hayden
Injured: None
Status Report:
The Kraken did not hold a morning skate following Tuesday’s 6-2 win at the Chicago Blackhawks. … Grubauer could start after Daccord made 27 saves Tuesday.
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Wild Projected Lineup
Matt Boldy — Marco Rossi — Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson — Frederick Gaudreau — Gustav Nyquist
Liam Ohgren — Ryan Hartman — Vinnie Hinostroza
Yakov Trenin — Devin Shore — Justin Brazeau
Jake Middleton — Brock Faber
Declan Chisholm — Jared Spurgeon
Jon Merrill — Zach Bogosian
Filip Gustavsson
Marc-Andre Fleury
Scratched: David Jiricek, Brendan Gaunce
Injured: Kirill Kaprizov (lower body), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body), Jonas Brodin (lower body), Marcus Foligno (upper body)
Status report:
Foligno will miss his second straight game; the forward is day-to-day. … Ohgren was recalled under emergency conditions from Iowa of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. … Wild coach John Hynes said one other player is a game-time decision because of an illness.
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