The Minnesota Wild (2-0-0) is back in action tonight to start a three-game roadtrip, first against the Buffalo Sabres (1-1-0).

Minnesota enters the matchup 2-0-0 after opening the season with a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators and following it up with a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins.

The Wild have outscored their opponents 7-2 through two games. Buffalo is 1-1-0 after dropping its opener 6-3 to Columbus before earning a 4-3 win over Chicago.

Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.

The Wild will roll with the same lineup they used in their first two games, with Kirill Kaprizov, Danila Yurov and Maxim Shabanov together on the top line.

Yurov left Monday's practice early, but participated in Tuesday's optional morning skate and remains in the lineup.

Wallstedt is expected to make his third consecutive start. The 23-year-old has been one of Minnesota's best players early, going 2-0-0 with a 1.01 goals-against average and .957 save percentage.

He has stopped 45 of the 47 shots he has faced and has yet to allow a power-play goal, stopping all 10 shots while Minnesota has been shorthanded. Tuesday will be his first career appearance against Buffalo.

Minnesota's special teams have also been a strength through two games. The Wild are a perfect 7-for-7 on the penalty kill and have scored three power-play goals.

Buffalo has started the season 0-for-5 on the power play and has killed just three of its opponents' five opportunities.

Here are tonight's lineups.

Blake Coleman - Joel Eriksson Ek - Matt Boldy

Kirill Kaprizov - Danila Yurov - Maxim Shabanov

Yakov Trenin - Ryan Hartman - Bobby Brink

Marcus Foligno - Michael McCarron - Nick Foligno

Defense:

Quinn Hughes - Jared Spurgeon

Olli Maatta - Jonas Brodin

Daemon Hunt - Zach Bogosian

Starting Goaltender: Jesper Wallstedt

Scratched: Nico Sturm, David Spacek.

Injured: Filip Gustavsson, (Hip, Month-To-Month), Brock Faber (Head, Indefinitely).

Josh Norris - Tage Thompson - Josh Doan

Zach Benson - Noah Ostlund - Jack Quinn

Peyton Krebs - Jiri Kulich - Konsta Helenius

Beck Malenstyn - Ryan McLeod - Justin Danforth

Defense:

Mattias Samuelsson - Rasmus Dahlin

Olen Zellweger - Owen Power

Zach Metsa - Louis Crevier

Starting Goaltender: Colten Ellis

Scratched: Sam Carrick, Tyson Kozak, Matt Grzelcyk.

Injured: Alex Lyon (upper body), Conor Timmins (lower body), Jason Zucker (sports hernia).

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