NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars with Line Combinations 12/27/2024

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Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
Venue: American Airlines Center
Date: Friday, December 27
Time: 7:00 pm CT

TV: FDSN / FDSW / Victory+ / SN / ESPN+
Radio:
Minnesota Wild – WGN 720
Dallas Stars – The Ticket 96.7 FM / 1310 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Minnesota Wild +1.5 ML -185
Dallas Stars -1.5 ML +154
O/U 6

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Minnesota Wild News & Notes

Minnesota currently sits second in the Central Division and has a little over $1m in cap space. While the Wild have been able to add young players like Jiricek and Faber in recent years, the additional cap space coming this offseason could turn the Wild into a playoff powerhouse.

Dallas Stars News & Notes

Dallas is currently 4th in the Central Division and has a glaring hole in the lineup with the absence of Tyler Seguin. Can they replace his offensive production before the Trade Deadline? That’s the top question in Dallas.

Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

Kaprizov-Rossi-Zuccarello

Johansson-Hartman-Boldy

Foligno-Gaudreau-Jones

Gaunce-Khusnutdinov-Shore

Brodin-Faber

Chisholm-Spurgeon

Merrill-Bogosian

Gustavsson

Fleury

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Dallas Stars Projected Lines:

Robertson-Hintz-Johnston

Marchment-Duchene-Stankoven

Benn-Steel-Dadonov

Back-Bourque-Blackwell

Harley-Heiskanen

Lindell-Lundkvist

Bichsel-Lyubushkin

Oettinger

Hellberg

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild

Matt Boldy is right behind Kirill Kaprizov in all offensive categories with 13 goals and 17 assists.

Dallas Stars

Logan Stankoven has 17 points in his sophomore season. After being an AHL All-Star, Stankoven still has more to give the Stars. In the absence of Tyler Seguin, Stankoven has the opportunity to show his talents.

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild

C Joel Eriksson Ek – IR
C Jakob Lauko – IR
D Jake Middleton – LTIR

Dallas Stars

C Tyler Seguin – IR
D Matt Dumba – OUT

Next Game:

Minnesota Wild – December 29 vs. Ottawa Senators
Dallas Stars – December 29 @ Chicago Blackhawks

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