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    Dylan Loucks
    Nov 28, 2025, 20:23
    Updated at: Nov 28, 2025, 20:23

    ST. PAUL, Minn - The Minnesota Wild (13-7-4) host the Colorado Avalanche (17-1-5) for a 2:30 matinee on this Black Friday. The Wild are 10-1-1 in their last 12 games and 8-1-1 in their last ten. The Avalanche are 10-0-0 in their last ten.

    These are the two hottest teams in the league in the month of November. The Wild and Avalanche lead the NHL in points with 21 in the month of November.

    Here are today's lines.

    Wild Projected Lines

    Kirill Kaprizov - Danila Yurov - Mats Zuccarello

    Marcus Johansson - Joel Eriksson Ek - Matt Boldy

    Liam Ohgren - Ryan Hartman - Yakov Trenin

    Ben Jones - Nico Sturm - Tyler Pitlick

    Defense:

    Jake Middleton - Jared Spurgeon

    Jonas Brodin - Brock Faber

    Zeev Buium - Zach Bogosian

    Starting Goaltender: Jesper Wallstedt

    Scratched: Daemon Hunt, Hunter Haight.

    Injured: Marco Rossi (lower-body), Marcus Foligno (lower-body), Vinnie Hinostroza (lower-body), Vladimir Tarasenko (lower-body).

    Avalanche Projected Lines

    Artturi Lehkonen - Nathan MacKinnon - Martin Necas

    Ross Colton - Brock Nelson - Gabriel Landeskog

    Parker Kelly - Jack Drury - Victor Olofsson

    Ivan Ivan - Zakhar Bardakov - Joel Kiviranta

    Defense:

    Devon Toews - Cale Makar

    Josh Manson - Brent Burns

    Samuel Girard - Sam Malinski

    Starting Goaltender: Scott Wedgewood

    Scratched: Ilya Solovyov.

    Injured: Gavin Brindley (lower-body), Logan O’Connor (lower-body), Valeri Nichushkin (lower-body).

    How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on Fanduel Sports Network North. Anthony LaPanta will be on the play-by-play with Alex Stalock as the color analyst and Kevin Gorg the reporter. The radio broadcast will be on KFAN FM 100.3 with Joe O'Donnell behind the mic doing the play-by-play. Tom Reid as the color analyst and Kevin Falness as the Studio Host.

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