Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights

🏒 GAME TONIGHT🏒
🚨 Puck drops at 5:00 PM
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🌟 Wild Hockey Insider Projected Lineup:
• Line 1: Kaprizov - Hartman - Zuccarello
• Line 2: Boldy - Eriksson Ek - Johansson
• Line 3:  Ohgren - Yurov - Hinostroza
• Line 4: Foligno - Jones - Trenin

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

• In Net: Wallstedt
• Backups: Gustavsson

Injured: Sturm, Rossi (Week-to-Week)

🏒 Quick Hits:

🕖 Puck Drop & Venue: 5:00 p.m. CT tonight at the Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul. 

📊 Records: Wild are 8-7-4; Golden Knights are 8-4-5 entering tonight. 

🔁 Head-to-Head Note: Vegas dominated last season’s series, sweeping the Wild 3-0. Minnesota will look to flip that script. 

⚠️ Areas to Watch: The Wild’s 5v5 offense is still a work in progress (~2.74 goals per game) while Vegas allows ~2.88 goals per game — defensive zone coverage and transition will be key. 

✅ Positive Outlook for the Wild: At home, with the special team edge and historical desire to bounce back vs Vegas, Minnesota has a real opportunity to take control and build momentum.

🎯 Special Teams Snapshot:

• Wild Power Play: ~26.0%

• Golden Knights Power Play: ~21.3% 

  The Wild have a slight edge, which could be a big factor.

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