Minnesota Wild (31-18-4, 66 pts) at Boston Bruins (26-22-6, 58 pts)
Venue: TD Garden
Date: Tuesday, February 4
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+ / FDSN / FDSW / NESN
Radio:
Minnesota Wild – KFAN 100.3 FM
Boston Bruins – The Sports Hub 98.5 FM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Minnesota Wild +1.5 ML +110
Boston Bruins -1.5 ML -130
O/U 5.5
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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:
The Wild lost their last game 6-0 to Ottawa on February 1 in the fourth game of a five-game road trip that finishes tonight in Boston. The Wild have gone 3-1-0 so far on the trip and have the league’s best road record at 20-6-3. Minnesota is 29-3-2 when they score three or more goals in a game this season.
Boston Bruins News & Notes:
The Bruins have been up and down recently dropping two lopsided decisions to the Sabres and Jets getting outscored 13-4 before beating the Rangers 6-3 in their most recent contest. The Bruins currently sit just outside of playoff position with three games to go before the 4 Nations Faceoff. Hampus Lindholm has been skating but the Bruins are being cautious and Lindholm will mostly return after the 4 Nations Tournament. The Bruins need to take care of business in the next three games before the 4 Nations break or it may be a signal that it’s time for the Bruins to sell.
Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:
Boldy-Eriksson Ek-Zuccarello
Johansson-Rossi-Foligno
Ohgren-Gaudreau-Trenin
Lauko-Khusnutdinov-Shore
Middleton-Faber
Brodin-Spurgeon
Merrill-Bogosian
Gustavsson
Fleury
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Boston Bruins Projected Lineup:
Geekie-Zacha-Pastrnak
Marchand-E. Lindholm-Coyle
Frederic-Poitras-Wahlstrom
Koepke-Beecher-Brazeau
Lohrei-McAvoy
Callahan-Carlo
Zadorov-Peeke
Swayman
Korpisalo
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Players To Watch:
Minnesota Wild
Marco Rossi had 14 points in January (4g, 10a) and is second on the Wild in scoring with 46 points. Matt Boldy has 45 points (18g, 27 a) in 53 games and is on pace for a career-high 70 points. The two young forwards will have to pick up the slack offensively while the Wild are without superstar Kirill Kaprizov.
Boston Bruins
David Pastrnak has been leading the Bruins offense all season. The dynamic winger had a hat trick in his last game and the 18th of his Bruins’ career. Pastrnak was the NHL’s first star for the month of January with 24 points (11g, 13a) in 14 games. The 28-year-old Czechia native leads the Bruins in points with 65 in 54 games. Pastrnak is up to seventh in the NHL in goals and 9th in points, the winger is on pace for a 99-point season.
Injury Report:
Minnesota Wild
LW Kirill Kaprizov – IR
LW Marcus Johansson – Day To Day
D Jonas Brodin – Day To Day
Boston Bruins
D Hampus Lindholm – IR
C Mark Kastelic – Day To Day
Next game:
Minnesota Wild – February 6 vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Boston Bruins – February 6 at New York Rangers
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