Wild (21-23-5) vs. Blackhawks (14-34-2)
9:30pm ET. Max, TNT, SN360, TVAS
Expected wild lineup
Kirill Kaprizov – Ryan Hartman – Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson — Joel Eriksson Ek — Matt Boldy
Marcus Foligno — Marco Rossi — Frederic Gaudreau
Brandon Duhaime — Jake Lucchini — Vinni Lettieri
John Merrill — Brock Faber
Jake Middleton — Dakota Mermis
Alex Goligoski — Zach Bogosian
Philip Gustafsson
Marc-Andre Fleury
With scratches: Declan Chisholm, Adam Beckman
Injured: Connor Dewar (lower body), Jonas Brodin (illness), Pat Maroon (upper body)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Nick Foligno — Filip Kurashev — Taylor Radish
Colin Blackwell — Jason Dickinson — Joey Anderson
Lucas Reichel – Mackenzie Entwistle – Tyler Johnson
Boris Kachouk – Zach Sanford – Ryan Donato
Alex Vlasic – Seth Jones
Kevin Korchinski — Jacob Meghna
Jared Tinordi — Isaac Phillips
Petr Mrazek
Arvid Soderblom
With scratches: Rem Pitlick, Rhys Johnson, Louis Crevier
Injured: Connor Bedard (jaw fracture), Andreas Athanasiou (groin), Anthony Beauvillier (wrist), Connor Murphy (lower body)
status report
Gustafsson will be a starter for the fifth straight year. … Fleury was a backup Wednesday and is scheduled to start Friday against the Pittsburgh Penguins after missing four games with an undisclosed injury. … Lettieri returns after missing 15 games with a lower-body injury. … Defenseman Brodin participated in the wild morning skate but is not expected to play. …Minnesota assigned forward Adam Laska to Iowa State of the American Hockey League on Tuesday…Tyler Johnson will return from injured reserve on Wednesday after missing 14 games with a foot injury. It’s planned. … Defenseman Crevier was recalled Wednesday from Rockford of the American Hockey League.