NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 2/22/2025

Minnesota Wild (33-19-4, 70 pts) at Detroit Red Wings (28-22-5, 61 Points) 

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Saturday, February 22
Time: 12:30 pm EST
TV: ABC/ESPN+
Radio:
Minnesota – KFAN 100.3 FM
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Minnesota +1.5 ML -108
Detroit -1.5 ML -112
O/U 5.5

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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

The Wild entered the break winning two straight games after dropping two in a row prior to that. They were 5-2-0 in their last seven games averaging 2.71 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.29 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings saw their seven-game winning streak snapped before the break in a 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. They are 7-2-1 in their last ten games and are averaging three goals per game while allowing an average of 2.50 goals per game.

Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

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

Middleton-Faber
Brodin-Spurgeon
Chisholm-Bogosian

Gustavsson
Fleury

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Kasper–Larkin–Raymond  
DeBrincat–Copp-Tarasenko
Soderblom- Rasmussen-Kane
Veleno-Compher-Berggren

Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Johansson
Gustafsson-Holl

Talbot
Lyon

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild

Joel Eriksson Ek this season has 23 points on nine goals and 14 assists. He’s faced the Red Wings 12 times in his career recording ten points on four goals and six assists; in two games last season he had a goal and an assist.

Detroit Red Wings

Alex DeBrincat this season has 46 points on 24 goals and 22 assists. He’s faced the Wild 19 times in his career recording 13 points on seven goals and six assists; in the two meetings last season he had a goal and an assist.

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild

LW Kirill Kaprizov – IR

Detroit Red Wings

D Jeff Petry – IR

Next Up

Minnesota:  February 25 vs. Detroit Red Wings
Detroit: February 23 vs. Anaheim Ducks

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