The Wild are set to face the Arizona Coyotes tonight for another huge Western Conference match-up. Here's everything you need to know.
The Wild are set to face the Arizona Coyotes tonight for another huge Western Conference match-up. Here's everything you need to know.The Wild finish off their two-game road trip with a game in Arizona tonight against the Coyotes. Although the Coyotes are behind the Wild in the standings, this is still a big game for Minnesota.
Arizona is only three points behind the Wild and has a game in hand. Last night the Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and the Nashville Predators all lost which is important because the Wild trail all three of them in the Western Conference race for the playoffs.
The Coyotes beat the Wild 6-0 last month in Minnesota. Nick Bjugstad, the Minnesota native and former Wild forward, scored three goals in that game. The Coyotes lost their last game and are 2-6-2 in their last ten games. The Wild have won their last three games and are 7-3-0 in their last ten games.
After winning the last three games, John Hynes will not make any lineup changes other than the starting goaltender. Marc-Andre Fleury will start tonight, Connor Ingram for the Coyotes. Ingram stopped all 38 shots he faced back in January against the Wild.
Adam Beckman and Declan Chisholm will sit out again tonight as scratches.
Wild Projected Lines
Kirill Kaprizov - Joel Eriksson Ek - Matt Boldy
Marcus Johansson - Marco Rossi - Mats Zuccarello
Brandon Duhaime - Ryan Hartman - Freddy Gaudreau
Jake Lucchini - Connor Dewar - Lettieri
Defense:
Jake Middleton - Brock Faber
Jonas Brodin - Zach Bogosian
Jon Merrill - Dakota Mermis
Starting Goaltender: Marc-Andre Fleury
Scratched: F Adam Beckman, D Alex Goligoski, D Declan Chisholm
Injured: D Jared Spurgeon, F Marcus Foligno, F Pat Maroon
Coyotes Projected Lines
Clayton Keller - Jack McBain - Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli - Nick Bjugstad - Lawson Crouse
Logan Cooley - Barrett Hayton - Dylan Guenther
Jason Zucker - Adam Ruzicka - Alex Kerfoot
Defense:
JJ Moser - Sean Durzi
Travis Dermott - Matt Dumba
Juuso Valimaki - Michael Kesselring
Starting Goaltender: Connor Ingram
Scratched: D Josh Brown, F Liam O'Brien, F Michael Carcone
Injured: D Troy Stecher, F Travis Boyd
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