NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 2/28/2025

Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Friday, February 28
Time: 8:00 pm CST
TV: ESPN+ / SN360 / TVAS / FDSNNO / ALT / FDSNWI
Radio:
Minnesota – KFAN 100.3 FM
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Minnesota +1.5 ML +110
Colorado -1.5 ML -130
O/U 5.5

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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

This game has significant playoff standing implications for both teams. Minnesota is just two points ahead of the Avalanche in the standings, and a loss tonight would bring them even.

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

Colorado still has a lot of unanswered questions. When making the Mikko Rantanen trade, everyone said ‘What’s next?’ and we still don’t have the answer. The Avalanche are still chasing in the standings and could use the extra cap flexibility to add meaningful pieces to the roster.

Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

Boldy-Rossi-Zuccarello
Johansson-Eriksson Ek-Hinostroza
Foligno-Gaudreau-Ohgren
Shore-Khusnutdinov-Trenin

Middleton-Faber
Brodin-Spurgeon
Merrill-Bogosian

Gustavsson
Fleury

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Nichushkin-Mittelstadt-Parssinen
Kiviranta-Drury-Colton
Wood-Kelly-O’Connor

Toews-Makar
Girard-Kylington
de Haan-Middleton

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild

Matt Boldy has had a phenomenal season; he is tied for most points on the Wild with 52.

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon is 10 points away from 100 in the season. MacKinnon has a whopping 67 assists.

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild

LW Kirill Kaprizov – IR
C Joel Eriksson Ek – IR

Colorado Avalanche

D Tucker Poolman – IR
LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR
D Josh Manson – DTD

Next Game:

Minnesota Wild – March 2 vs. Boston Bruins
Colorado Avalanche – March 4 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

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