Wild at Bruins preview

WILD (5-5-2) at BRUINS (5-4-3)
7 p.m. ET; TVA Sports, NESN, FS-N, NHL.TV

The Wild start a four-game, six-night road trip after completing a 3-3-0 homestand, which ended with a 2-0 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.

Players to watch

Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past seven games after having three assists in his first five.
Bruins forward David Pastrnak has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past three games, with the two goals each coming against Washington on Saturday.

They said it

"I mean hopefully the first game gets the ball rolling again in the right direction. Not going to say if it isn't successful that we're down for the road trip. It would be best if we could be successful tonight." -- Wild coach Bruce Boudreau
"I think this is the exception, not the rule, obviously around here to have this many guys at the same time. You might have this many injuries but they're spread out. To come all at once is tough but you plug away. I think we've been doing a good job lately of staying in games and finding a formula that can be successful for us." -- Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy

Wild projected lineup

Tyler Ennis -- Eric Staal -- Nino Niederreiter
Marcus Foligno -- Mikko Koivu -- Mikael Granlund
Jason Zucker -- Matt Cullen -- Chris Stewart
Daniel Winnik -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Luke Kunin
Ryan Suter -- Jared Spurgeon
Matt Dumba -- Jonas Brodin
Kyle Quincey -- Mike Reilly
Devan Dubnyk
Alex Stalock
Scratched:Gustav Olofsson
Injured:Zach Parise (back), Charlie Coyle (leg)

Bruins projected lineup

Anders Bjork -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Tim Schaller -- Sean Kuraly -- Danton Heinen
Matt Beleskey -- Riley Nash -- Austin Czarnik
Jake DeBrusk -- Jordan Szwarz -- Frank Vatrano
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug -- Brandon Carlo
Rob O'Gara -- Kevan Miller
Tuukka Rask
Zane McIntyre
Scratched:Paul Postma
Injured:Brad Marchand (upper body), Noel Acciari (finger), Ryan Spooner (groin), Adam McQuaid (leg), David Krejci (upper body), David Backes (diverticulitis), Anton Khudobin (lower body)

Status report

The Wild juggled their lines for the morning skate. ... Krejci was placed on injured reserve and McIntyre recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis. … Chara will play his 833rd game for the Bruins, tying Dit Clapper for fourth most all-time among Boston defensemen.

Stat pack

Dubnyk is 2-1-1 with a 1.35 goals-against average and .956 save percentage against the Bruins, including two straight shutouts last season, since he was traded to the Wild from the Arizona Coyotes on Jan. 14, 2015. … Boston has scored at least one power-play goal in seven out of 12 games and is fourth in the NHL at 27.9 percent (12-for-43).