WILD (17-4-4) at DUCKS (10-11-3)
10 p.m. ET; FDSNNOX, Victory+, FDSNWIX, KCOP-13
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Marco Rossi -- Matt Boldy
Marcus Foligno -- Ryan Hartman -- Marcus Johansson
Devin Shore -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Yakov Trenin
Reese Johnson -- Marat Khusnutdinov -- Ben Jones
Jake Middleton -- Brock Faber
Declan Chisholm -- Jared Spurgeon
Jon Merrill -- Zach Bogosian
Filip Gustavsson
Marc Andre-Fleury
Scratched: David Jiricek, Travis Boyd
Injured: Jakob Lauko (lower body), Mats Zuccarello (lower body), Jonas Brodin (upper body), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body)
Ducks projected lineup
Cutter Gauthier -- Mason McTavish -- Alex Killorn
Frank Vatrano -- Ryan Strome -- Troy Terry
Brock McGinn -- Isac Lundestrom -- Brett Leason
Ross Johnston -- Jansen Harkins -- Sam Colangelo
Cam Fowler -- Radko Gudas
Jackson Lacombe -- Olen Zellweger
Brian Dumoulin -- Drew Helleson
John Gibson
Lukas Dostal
Scratched: Pavel Mintyukov, Jacob Trouba
Injured: Robby Fabbri (lower body), Leo Carlsson (upper body), Trevor Zegras (lower body)
Status report
Trouba, a defenseman, was acquired from the New York Rangers on Friday for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. ... Johnson will make his Minnesota debut. He enters the lineup in place of Boyd. ... Liam Ohgren, a forward, and Jesper Wallstedt, a goalie, were recalled from Iowa on Tuesday and returned on Wednesday. ... Eriksson Ek, a forward, was injured in the third period of a 3-2 overtime win against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. He finished the game, but the Wild announced on Wednesday that he is week to week. .... Lauko, a forward, took part in the morning skate and is nearing a return. He has missed the past four games. ... Brodin, a defenseman, is week to week after also missing the past four games. … Zegras, a forward, will not play after he was injured early in the second period of a 4-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. Anaheim is still evaluating the extent of the injury. ... Carlsson, a forward, skated in a red noncontact jersey on Friday, but will miss his fifth straight game. ... McGinn will return to the lineup after missing the past seven games with a lower-body injury. ... Gauthier will replace Zegras on the top line.
