ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Wild (34-22-4) is back in action today to face the Boston Bruins (28-25-8) for an evening game.
The Bruins are coming off a win but are 3-5-3 in their last ten games. They snapped their five-game losing streak after a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
They lost their captain Brad Marchand to an injury that game as well.
The Wild are coming off their third straight loss and are 5-5-0 in their last ten games. They made a trade yesterday for forward Gustav Nyquist from the Nashville Predators. He is projected to play today.
David Jiricek was recalled and could play today. Jonas Brodin got hurt in the Wild's last game and Zach Bogosian did not play that game. Marat Khusnutdinov and Liam Ohgren were also sent to the AHL.
Here are tonight’s projected lines (subject to change).
Wild Projected Lines
Gustav Nyquist - Marco Rossi - Matt Boldy
Marcus Johansson - Freddy Gaudreau - Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Foligno - Brendan Gaunce - Vinnie Hinostroza
Jakub Lauko - Devin Shore - Yakov Trenin
Defense:
Jake Middleton - Brock Faber
Declan Chisholm - Jared Spurgeon
Jon Merrill - Zach Bogosian
Starting Goaltender: Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: Ryan Hartman (suspended).
Injured: Kirill Kaprizov (lower), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower), Jonas Brodin (lower).
Bruins Projected Lines
Morgan Geekie - Pavel Zacha - David Pastrnak
Georgii Merkulov - Elias Lindholm - Charlie Coyle
Cole Koepke - Matthew Poitras - Justin Brazeau
Jeffrey Viel - John Beecher - Mark Kastelic
Defense:
Nikita Zadorov - Brandon Carlo
Mason Lohrei - Andrew Peeke
Jordan Oesterle - Parker Wotherspoon
Starting Goaltender: Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Ian Mitchell
Injured: Brad Marchand (upper), Charlie McAvoy (upper), Hampus Lindholm (lower), Trent Frederic (lower).
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Dec 23, 2023; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88) skates with the puck against the Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber (7) in the third period at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images.