Projected Lineups for Golden Knights vs Wild - 3/25/25 - The Hockey Writers - Vegas Golden Knights

The Vegas Golden Knights take on the Minnesota Wild at Excel Energy Center this evening. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (42-20-8) at WILD (40-26-5)

8 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, SCRIPPS

Golden Knights projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Mark Stone
Brandon Saad — Nicolas Roy — Pavel Dorofeyev
Victor Olofsson — William Karlsson – Reilly Smith
Tanner Pearson — Brett Howden — Keegan Kolesar

Nicolas Hague — Alex Pietrangelo
Noah Hanifin — Zach Whitecloud
Brayden McNabb – Kaedan Korczak

Adin Hill
Ilya Samsonov

Scratched: Ben Hutton, Cole Schwindt

Injured: Raphael Lavoie (upper body), Shea Theodore (upper body), Tomas Hertl (shoulder)

Status report:

Theodore is a game-time decision; the defenseman could play for the first time since being injured during 4 Nations Face-Off on Feb. 12. … Hertl, a center, did not accompany the Golden Knights on their three-game road trip.

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Wild projected lineup

Mats Zuccarello — Marco Rossi — Matt Boldy
Marcus Johansson — Frederick Gaudreau — Gustav Nyquist
Yakov Trenin — Ryan Hartman — Vinnie Hinostroza
Devin Shore — Brendan Gaunce — Justin Brazeau

Jake Middleton — Brock Faber
Jonas Brodin — Jared Spurgeon
Jon Merrill — Zach Bogosian

Marc-Andre Fleury
Filip Gustavsson

Scratched: Cameron Crotty

Injured: Kirill Kaprizov (lower body), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body), Marcus Foligno (upper body), Declan Chisholm (lower body)

Status report:

The Wild did not hold a morning skate following a 3-0 loss at the Dallas Stars on Monday. … Brodin is questionable and could miss his second straight game because of a lower-body injury. … Chisholm is doubtful after the defenseman was injured blocking a shot during the second period Monday. … Crotty, a defenseman, was recalled under emergency conditions from Iowa of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.