Key Wild stars rest for tonight's game. Top offensive talent and defensive stalwarts are sidelined as the team gears up for the postseason push.
With the playoffs looming, the Minnesota Wild (45-23-12) will sit out some key stars tonight on the road against the St. Louis Blues (34-33-12).
Minnesota sat out a few key guys in its last game against the Nashville Predators and will do the same tonight.
The entire first line of Kirill Kaprizov, Ryan Hartman and Mats Zuccarello will sit out. Along with it's top defensive pair in Quinn Hughes and Brock Faber.
Joel Eriksson Ek, Matt Boldy and Marcus Foligno will join the five in the press box.
Minnesota recalled Hunter Haight, Ben Jones, Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Matt Kiersted from Iowa of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Defenseman Viking Gustavsson Nyberg is in St. Louis and will make his NHL debut if the paperwork is signed before game.
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