Minnesota Wild vs Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00PM

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

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

• In Net: Gustavsson 🥅
• Backups: Wallstedt

Injured: Zuccarello, Sturm,

🏒 Quick Hits

📍 When & Where: Tonight at 7:00 p.m. CT (8:00 p.m. ET) at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul. 

📊 Records & Momentum: Minnesota is 3-5-3 on the season and 1-2-2 at home. The Penguins are off to a strong 7-2-2 start. 

🔁 Head-to-Head History: Pittsburgh has taken points in 11 of their last 13 meetings with the Wild (10-2-1). 

🎯 Special Teams: The Wild boast a 31.8% power play while the Penguins have their own success rate near 28.6%. 

🧠 What the Wild Need: Tighten up gap control, reduce time trailing (they’ve been behind a lot this season), and convert chances early. 

👍 Positive Outlook: With home-ice and the ability to flip momentum, the Wild have a chance to reset tonight and make a statement against a top opponent.