Minnesota Wild vs Carolina Hurricanes

🏒 GAME TONIGHT🏒
🚨 Puck drops at 8:30 PM
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🌟 Wild Hockey Insider Projected Lineup:
• Line 1: Kaprizov - Yurov - Zuccarello
• Line 2: Johansson - Eriksson Ek - Boldy
• Line 3: Foligno - Trenin - Hinostroza
• Line 4: Ohgren - Jones -Tarasenko

• Def 1: Brodin - Faber
• Def 2: Middleton - Spurgeon
• Def 3: Buium - Hunt

• In Net: Wallstedt
• Backups: Gustavsson

Out: Rossi, Hartman, Sturm,

🏒 Quick Hits

🕖 Puck Drop & Venue: 8:30 p.m. CT at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul. 

📊 Current Record: Wild are 9-7-4 on the season. 

🎯 Special Teams Edge: The Wild carry a ~26.0% power-play rate into the game. 

🧠 Matchup Focus: Minnesota is 6-3-0 in its last 9 home games against tonight’s opponent, showing favorable recent history. 

⚠️ Areas to Improve: The Wild allow ~3.05 goals per game, while they’re scoring around 2.75. Tightening up defensively and getting more even-strength offense will be key. 

✅ Positive Outlook: After back-to-back wins (including an OT winner by Kirill Kaprizov), the team is riding momentum and has a strong chance to size up tonight.