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To wrap up the road swing that began in mid-December, the Canadiens are in Minnesota to take on the Wild. It’s a very good team that the Wild have assembled, led by their star forward Kirill Kaprizov, whose constant contract drama was finally resolved with a long contract extension in September.
He is running away with the team scoring lead, but he does have help throughout a lineup that ranks third in the league in scoring, perennially an issue for the club before Kaprizov’s arrival. The Wild had always been known for their defensive skills in their history, but tonight we’ll see that they have become one of the most dangerous teams in the NHL.
Montreal Canadiens projected lineup
Forwards
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Artturi Lehkonen |
Nick Suzuki |
Tyler Toffoli |
Laurent Dauphin |
Christian Dvorak |
Mike Hoffman |
Rem Pitlick |
Jake Evans |
Josh Anderson |
Michael Pezzetta |
Ryan Poehling |
Cédric Paquette |
Defencemen
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Brett Kulak |
Jeff Petry |
Ben Chiarot |
David Savard |
Alexander Romanov |
Chris Wideman |
Goaltenders
Starter |
Backup |
Starter |
Backup |
Cayden Primeau |
Michael McNiven |
Minnesota Wild projected lineup
Defencemen
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Left Wing |
Centre |
Right Wing |
Kirill Kaprizov |
Ryan Hartman |
Mats Zuccarello |
Kevin Fiala |
Frederick Gaudreau |
Matt Boldy |
Marcus Foligno |
Joel Eriksson Ek |
Jordan Greenway |
Connor Dewar |
Nico Sturm |
Brandon Duhaime |
Defencemen
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Left Defence |
Right Defence |
Jared Spurgeon |
Alex Goligoski |
Jordie Benn |
Matt Dumba |
Dmitry Kulikov |
Jon Merrill |
Goaltenders
Starter |
Backup |
Starter |
Backup |
Cam Talbot |
Kaapo Kahkonen |
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