Wild at Devils preview
Kahkonen to make NHL debut for Minnesota; New Jersey seeks consecutive wins
by Mike G. Morreale @mikemorrealeNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer
WILD (9-11-4) at DEVILS (8-10-4)
7 p.m. ET; ESPN+, MSG+, FS-N, FS-WI, NHL.TV
The Game
Kaapo Kahkonen will make his NHL debut when the Minnesota Wild play the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old goalie was recalled on an emergency basis from Iowa of the American Hockey League on Nov. 20 after Devan Dubnyk returned home for personal reasons.
Minnesota is 3-0-3 in its past six games following a 3-2 overtime loss at the New York Rangers on Monday.
Louis Domingue will make his second straight start for the Devils after making 19 saves in a 5-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. Domingue last started consecutive games with the Tampa Bay Lightning when he won three straight starts (Dec. 6-10, 2018).
Players to watch
Wild forward Jason Zucker has five points (three goals, two assists) in his past six games.
Devils left wing Taylor Hall has a two-game goal streak and five points (two goals, three assists) in his past four games.
They said it
"We just don't close (games). You can't put that on any individual guy, but internally we've got to figure something out to make sure we play a full entire game because we play great up until the very end and give away games." -- Wild forward Ryan Donato
"The Wild are good on the forecheck and have big, strong, heavy players. It's tough to get into the scoring areas against their team the way they defend so we'll have to try and use our speed and make sure we're trying to get more on the attack." -- Devils coach John Hynes
Wild projected lineup
Jason Zucker -- Eric Staal -- Mats Zuccarello
Zach Parise -- Mikko Koivu -- Kevin Fiala
Jordan Greenway -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Luke Kunin
Ryan Donato -- Victor Rask -- Ryan Hartman
Ryan Suter -- Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin -- Matt Dumba
Carson Soucy -- Brad Hunt
Kaapo Kahkonen
Alex Stalock
Scratched: Devan Dubnyk, Nick Seeler
Injured: Marcus Foligno (lower body), Greg Pateryn (core muscle)
Devils projected lineup
Taylor Hall -- Nico Hischier -- Kyle Palmieri
Jesper Boqvist -- Jack Hughes -- Wayne Simmonds
Brett Seney -- Travis Zajac -- Nikita Gusev
Miles Wood -- Blake Coleman -- John Hayden
Andy Greene -- Damon Severson
Will Butcher -- P.K. Subban
Matt Tennyson -- Sami Vatanen
Louis Domingue
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratched: Jesper Bratt, Pavel Zacha, Mirco Mueller
Injured: Connor Carrick (finger), Kevin Rooney (upper body)
Status report
The Wild did not hold a morning skate. ... Dubnyk will miss his fifth consecutive game.
Stat pack
Koivu needs one point to reach 700 in the NHL. ... Suter has five assists in his past four games. ... New Jersey is 4-3-0 in its past seven games. ... Coleman has six points (four goals, two assists) in his past six games.