The Minnesota Wild are set to host the Chicago Blackhawks tonight. Here is everything you need to know.
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Wild (2-2-0) are back in action tonight for their last home preseason game of the year. They will square off against the Chicago Blackhawks (0-2-1) before going on the road on Friday to face the Blackhawks one final time before the regular season starts.
A few things of note. Matt Boldy practiced with the team for the first time since his lower-body injury. He is day-to-day and could play in the final preseason game in Chicago on Friday if practices go well.
Jake Middleton is listed as day-to-day and will not play tonight. Wild head coach John Hynes called it just a bruise for Middleton and nothing that should keep him out longer than expected.
Filip Gustavsson will start tonight for the Wild which leaves Marc-Andre Fleury as the starter in Chicago on Friday.
Here are tonight's projected lines for both teams.
Wild Projected Lines
Kirill Kaprizov - Ryan Hartman - Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson - Joel Eriksson Ek - Liam Ohgren
Marcus Foligno - Marco Rossi - Yakov Trenin
Jakub Lauko - Marat Khusnutdinov - Freddy Gaudreau
Defense:
Jonas Brodin - Jared Spurgeon
Daemon Hunt - Brock Faber
Declan Chisholm - Zach Bogosian
Starting Goaltender: Filip Gustavsson
Scratched: Matt Boldy, Reese Johnson, Ben Jones, Marc-Andre Fleury
Blackhawks Projected Lines
Tyler Bertuzzi - Connor Bedard - Philip Kurashev
Lukas Reichel - Andreas Athanasiou - Taylor Hall
Nick Foligno - Jason Dickinson - Ilya Mikheyev
Pat Maroon - AJ Spellacy - Craig Smith
Defense:
Alex Vlasic - Seth Jones
Connor Murphy - Kevin Korchinski
Isaak Phillips - Louis Crevier
Starting Goaltender: Drew Commesso
Scratched: Teuvo Teravainen, Ryan Donato, TJ Brodie, Alec Martinez, Petr Mrazek
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