Wild at Avalanche

WILD (18-9-1) at AVALANCHE (18-8-2)

Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Victor Rask -- Mats Zuccarello
Zach Parise -- Ryan Hartman -- Kevin Fiala
Jordan Greenway -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Nick Bjugstad
Nico Sturm -- Nick Bonino -- Luke Johnson
Ryan Suter -- Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin -- Carson Soucy
Ian Cole -- Brad Hunt
Kaapo Kahkonen
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Dakota Mermis
Injured: Matt Dumba (lower body), Marcus Foligno (lower body), Marcus Johansson (upper body), Kyle Rau (upper body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Brandon Saad -- Nazem Kadri -- Andre Burakovsky
Valeri Nichushkin -- Tyson Jost -- Joonas Donskoi
Matt Calvert -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- J.T. Compher
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Ryan Graves
Bowen Byram -- Jacob MacDonald
Philipp Grubauer
Adam Werner
Scratched: Logan O'Connor
Injured: Pavel Francouz (lower body), Erik Johnson (upper body), Conor Timmins (upper body)
Status report
Soucy returns after serving a one-game suspension for charging Arizona Coyotes forward Conor Garland on Tuesday. … Dumba, a defenseman, was injured against the Avalanche on Thursday and is doubtful, Wild coach Dean Evason said Friday. … Compher could return after missing seven games with an upper-body injury. … Werner was recalled from Colorado of the American Hockey League on Friday; goalie Hunter Miska was assigned to the AHL.