WILD (37-31-9) at AVALANCHE (48-24-6)
9:30 p.m. ET; ESPN
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson -- Marco Rossi -- Matt Boldy
Frederick Gaudreau -- Marat Khusnutdinov -- Ryan Hartman
Mason Shaw -- Jacob Lucchini
Jake Middleton -- Brock Faber
Jonas Brodin -- Zach Bogosian
Declan Chisholm -- Dakota Mermis
Jon Merrill
Filip Gustavsson
Marc-Andre Fleury
Scratched: Alex Goligoski, Vinni Lettieri, Adam Beckman, Jesper Wallstedt
Injured: None
Avalanche projected lineup
Jonathan Drouin -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Artturi Lehkonen
Zach Parise -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Valeri Nichushkin
Yakov Trenin -- Ross Colton -- Brandon Duhaime
Andrew Cogliano -- Chris Wagner -- Joel Kiviranta
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Jack Johnson -- Sean Walker
Alexandar Georgiev
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Caleb Jones
Injured: Mikko Rantanen (concussion), Miles Wood (lower body)
Status report
Zuccarello left the Wild morning skate early to receive treatment, but coach John Hynes said he’s expected to play. … Minnesota is planning on dressing 11 forwards and seven defensemen for the second straight game. … Gustavsson will start after Wallstedt made 24 saves in a 4-0 win at the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. ... Rantanen is day to day; the forward participated in the Avalanche morning skate wearing a noncontact jersey.
