Minnesota Wild (17-4-4, 38 pts) at Anaheim Ducks (10-11-3, 23 pts)
Venue: Honda Center
Date: Friday, December 6
Time: 9:00 pm CT / 7:00 pm PT
TV: ESPN+ / FDSN / Vict / KCOP
Radio:
Minnesota Wild – KFAN 100.3 FM
Anaheim Ducks – KLAA 830 AM / Ducks Stream
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Minnesota Wild -1.5 ML -200
Anaheim Ducks +1.5 ML +170
O/U 5.5
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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:
The Wild have won four straight games and are tied for first place in the Central Division with the Winnipeg Jets. Minnesota is a league-best 10-1-3 on the road this season. The Wild have a +20 goal differential this season with 80 goals scored and 60 allowed. Minnesota is 7-2-1 in their last ten games. The Wild won the previous meeting between these two teams 5-2 on November 11.
Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:
The Anaheim Ducks traded Urho Vaakanainen and a 4th round pick in 2025 for Jacob Trouba. The trade is a bold move to add some toughness and experience to a blueline that already includes Radko Gudas. The Ducks D Corps will be even more difficult to play against. The Ducks are in last place in the Pacific Division but have played better of late as Anaheim is 5-4-1 in their last ten games.
Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:
Kaprizov-Rossi-Boldy
Foligno-Hartman-Johansson
Shore-Gaudreau-Trenin
Boyd-Khusnutdinov-Jones
Middleton-Faber
Chisholm-Spurgeon
Merrill-Bogosian
Gustavsson
Fleury
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Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines:
Gauthier-McTavish-Killorn
Vatrano-Strome-Terry
McGinn-Lundestrom-Leason
Johnston-Harkins-Colangelo
LaCombe-Zellweger
Fowler-Gudas
Dumoulin-Helleson
Dostal
Gibson
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Players To Watch:
Minnesota Wild
Karil Kaprizov has goals in back-to-back games and points in each of his last four games. The 27-year-old Russian is third in the NHL in scoring with 39 points (16g, 23a) in 24 games. Kaprizov is on pace for 128 points which would be a career high. It would be his most points since the 5-foot-10 left winger had 108 points in the 2021-22 season.
Anaheim Ducks
Troy Terry had his four-game point streak snapped in the 4-1 loss to Vegas on Wednesday night. Terry leads the Ducks in scoring with 19 points (6g, 13a) in 24 games played. Terry is tied with Frank Vatrano and Leo Carlsson for the Ducks’ lead in goals with six.
Injury Report:
Minnesota Wild
D Jonas Brodin – IR
C Joel Eriksson Ek – IR
RW Mats Zuccarello – IR
C Jakob Lauko – OUT
Anaheim Ducks
C Leo Carlsson – Day To Day
C Trevor Zegras – Day To Day
D Urho Vaakanainen – IR
C Robby Fabbri – IR
Next Game:
Minnesota Wild – December 7 at Los Angeles Kings
Anaheim Ducks – December 9 at Montreal Canadiens
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