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    Dylan Loucks
    Feb 22, 2025, 16:40
    Nov 26, 2023; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Minnesota Wild defenseman Jake Middleton (5) skates with the puck chased by Detroit Red Wings left wing J.T. Compher (37) in the second period at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images.

    The Minnesota Wild (33-19-4) return from the 4 Nations break with a game today against the Detroit Red Wings (28-22-5) on the road. 

    Detroit lost its last game before the break and is 7-2-1 in its last ten games. The Wild have won their last two games and are 6-4-0 in their last ten games. 

    Matt Boldy and Brock Faber met the team in Detroit today and are expected to play. Filip Gustavsson, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Jonas Brodin practiced with the team yesterday and will all play tonight. 

    Here are today's projected lines (subject to change). 

    Wild Projected Lines

    Matt Boldy - Marco Rossi - Mats Zuccarello

    Marcus Johansson - Joel Eriksson Ek - Vinnie Hinostroza

    Marcus Foligno - Freddy Gaudreau - Liam Ohgren

    Devin Shore - Marat Khusnutdinov - Yakov Trenin

    Defense:

    Jake Middleton - Brock Faber

    Jonas Brodin - Jared Spurgeon

    Jon Merrill - Zach Bogosian

    Starting Goaltender: Marc-Andre Fleury

    Scratched: Travis Dermott, Declan Chisholm, Ryan Hartman (suspended). 

    Injured: Jakub Lauko (lower), Kirill Kaprizov (lower). 

    Red Wings Projected Lines

    Marco Kasper - Dylan Larkin - Lucas Raymond

    Alex DeBrincat - Andrew Copp - Vladimir Tarasenko

    Elmer Soderblom - Michael Rasmussen - Patrick Kane

    Joe Veleno - JT Compher - Jonatan Berggren

    Defense:

    Ben Chiarot - Moritz Seider

    Simon Edvinsson - Albert Johansson

    Erik Gustafsson - Justin Holl

    Starting Goaltender: Cam Talbot

    Scratched: Tyler Motte, Christian Fischer

    Injured: Jeff Petry (undisclosed).

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