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    Dylan Loucks
    Jan 3, 2026, 00:36
    Updated at: Jan 3, 2026, 00:36

    Wild and Ducks clash tonight! See how the lines stack up, with Gustavsson guarding the net for Minnesota's latest matchup.

    The Minnesota Wild (24-10-7) is back in action tonight against the Anaheim Ducks (21-16-3) to continue its long road trip.

    Here are tonight's lines.

    Only change for tonight is the goaltender. Jesper Wallstedt the Wild's last game in San Jose so Filip Gustavsson will start tonight.

    Wild Projected Lines

    Marcus Johansson - Joel Eriksson Ek - Matt Boldy

    Kirill Kaprizov - Danila Yurov - Mats Zuccarello

    Vinnie Hinostroza - Ryan Hartman - Vladimir Tarasenko

    Marcus Foligno - Nico Sturm - Yakov Trenin

    Defense:

    Quinn Hughes - Brock Faber

    Jonas Brodin - Jared Spurgeon

    Jake Middleton - Zach Bogosian

    Starting Goaltender: Filip Gustavsson

    Scratched: Matt Kiersted, Tyler Pitlick.

    Injured: Daemon Hunt (lower-body).

    Ducks Projected Lines

    Cutter Gauthier - Leo Carlsson - Alex Killorn

    Chris Kreider - Mason McTavish - Beckett Sennecke

    Nikita Nesterenko - Mikael Granlund - Troy Terry

    Jansen Harkins - Ryan Poehling - Ross Johnston

    Defense:

    Jackson LaCombe - Jacob Trouba

    Olen Zellweger - Radko Gudas

    Pavel Mintyukov - Ian Moore

    Starting Goaltender: Lukas Dostal

    Scratched: Ryan Strome, Drew Helleson.

    Injured: Frank Vatrano (fractured shoulder).

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