Wild at Bruins

WILD (19-10-2) at BRUINS (17-10-2)

Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Foligno -- Marco Rossi -- Kevin Fiala
Matt Boldy -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Rem Pitlick
Connor Dewar -- Nico Sturm
Jonas Brodin -- Mathew Dumba
Jon Merrill -- Alex Goligoski
Dmitry Kulikov -- Jordie Benn
Calen Addison
Kaapo Kahkonen
Andrew Hammond
Scratched: Dakota Mermis
Injured: Jared Spurgeon (lower body), Joel Eriksson Ek (upper body), Cam Talbot (lower body), Nick Bjugstad (undisclosed)
COVID-19 protocol: Jordan Greenway, Brandon Duhaime
Bruins projected lineup
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Craig Smith
Taylor Hall -- Erik Haula -- David Pastrnak
Nick Foligno -- Charlie Coyle -- Oskar Steen
Anton Blidh -- Trent Frederic -- Curtis Lazar
Matt Grzelcyk -- John Moore
Mike Reilly -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- Connor Clifton
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: None
Injured: Jakob Zboril (torn ACL), Charlie McAvoy (lower body)
COVID-19 protocol: Karson Kuhlman , Jake DeBrusk, Tomas Nosek
Status report
Duhaime, a forward, left the Wild's morning skate Thursday after testing positive for COVID-19 and is expected to be retested before the game. If he cannot play, Addison will enter the lineup and Minnesota will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. … Dumba did not skate Thursday but is expected to play. … Bjugstad, a center, did not travel to Boston after being injured in practice Tuesday and will be out "a while," according to Wild coach Dean Evason. ... Boldy and Rossi each will make his NHL debut. ... Brodin is expected to play after clearing COVID-19 protocol Tuesday. ... Hammond was recalled from the taxi squad Wednesday. … McAvoy will not play Thursday after missing practice Wednesday. Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said the defenseman has a lingering issue but could return at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. ... The Bruins held an optional morning skate Thursday.