Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars

🏒 GAME TONIGHT🏒
🚨 Puck drops at 7:00 PM
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🌟 Wild Hockey Insider Projected Lineup:
• Line 1: Kaprizov - Yurov - Tarasenko
• Line 2: Johansson - Eriksson Ek - Boldy
• Line 3: Trenin  - Hartman - Ohgren
• Line 4: Jones - Sturm - Pitlick

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

• In Net: Gustavsson
• Backups: Wallstedt

🏒 Quick Hits: Wild vs. Stars (Tonight)

• 📍 When & Where: 7:00 p.m. CT at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul. 

• 📊 Central Division Clash: Minnesota (16-9-5) hosts Dallas (21-5-5) in a big late-season tilt with division positioning on the line. 

• 🏒 Recent Form: The Stars enter riding a four-game win streak, blending hot offense with stout defense. 

• 🔁 Head-to-Head Edge: Dallas won the first matchup this season (5-2 back on Oct. 14), but Minnesota has improved since then and is playing strong hockey. 

• 📈 Wild Scoring Leaders vs DAL:

  • Vladimir Tarasenko leads the Wild all-time vs. Dallas with 31 points.

  • Mats Zuccarello and Jared Spurgeon have also been productive historically in this matchup. 

• 🔥 Special Teams: Both clubs can score in bunches — Wild need to capitalize on power-play chances and keep Dallas out of extended man-advantage time. 

• ⚠️ Opponent Threats: Dallas averages ~3.4 goals per game and boasts top producers like Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen. 

• 👍 Positive Outlook: Minnesota comes in off a 4–1 win over Seattle — Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Johansson and Kaprizov all found the scoresheet in that bounce-back effort. 

• 🔁 Wild Card in Play: With both teams strong in the standings, tonight’s result could have implications for divisional race and home-ice positioning later on.