Golden Knights at Wild

GOLDEN KNIGHTS (34-26-4) at WILD (36-20-4)

Golden Knights projected lineup
William Karlsson -- Jack Eichel -- Jonathan Marchessault
William Carrier -- Chandler Stephenson -- Nicolas Roy
Mattias Janmark -- Nolan Patrick -- Evgenii Dadonov
Michael Amadio -- Brett Howden -- Keegan Kolesar
Alex Pietrangelo -- Dylan Coghlan
Shea Theodore -- Zach Whitecloud
Brayden Pachal
-- Daniil Miromanov
Logan Thompson
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Jake Leschyshyn
Injured: Nicolas Hague (undisclosed), Max Pacioretty (undisclosed), Reilly Smith (knee), Brayden McNabb (upper body), Robin Lehner (lower body), Mark Stone (back), Alec Martinez (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Ben Hutton
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Ryan Hartman -- Mats Zuccarello
Jordan Greenway -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Marcus Foligno
Kevin Fiala -- Frederick Gaudreau -- Matt Boldy
Brandon Duhaime -- Tyson Jost -- Nicolas Deslauriers
Jon Merrill -- Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin -- Mathew Dumba
Alex Goligoski -- Dmitry Kulikov
Cam Talbot
Marc-Andre Fleury
Scratched: Jordie Benn, Connor Dewar, Nick Bjugstad, Jake Middleton
Injured: None
Status report
Fleury will be the backup to Talbot after being acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional first-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft on Monday. ... The Wild acquired Middleton from the San Jose Sharks for goalie Kaapo Kahkonen and a fifth-round pick in the 2022 draft; the defenseman is not expected to arrive in time for the game. ... Deslauriers will make his Minnesota debut after being acquired in a trade wth the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.