NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers with Line Combinations 10/26/2024

Matt Boldy on the ice for the Minnesota Wild

Inside the Rink Game Day Preview

Minnesota Wild (5-0-2, 12 Pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (1-5-1, 3 Pts)

Date: Saturday, October 26

Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Time: 1:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, FanDuel Sports Network North, NBC Sports App

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Minnesota Wild: -1.5 ML -128

Philadelphia Flyers: +1.5 ML +108

O/U 6

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Minnesota Wild Notes:

The Wild have scored three goals or more in every game but one this season. Minnesota has allowed only one first-period goal all season.

Philadelphia Flyers Notes:

Philadelphia has lost six in a row after winning the opener. The Flyers have only scored 16 goals in seven games.

Minnesota Wild Lineup:

Kaprizov-Rossi-Zuccarello

Johansson-Eriksson Ek-Boldy

Foligno-Khusnutdinov-Trenin

Lauko-Gaudreau-Ohgren

Middleton-Faber

Brodin-Bogosian

Merrill-Chisholm

Gustavsson

Fleury

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Philadelphia Flyers Lineup:

Konecny-Couturier-Michkov

Tippett-Frost-Hathaway

Laughton-Poehling-Foerster

Deslauriers-Cates-Farabee

York-Sanheim

Seeler-Drysdale

Zamula-Ristolainen

Ersson

Fedotov

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Philadelphia Hockey – Inside The Rink

Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild:

Mats Zuccarello has four goals and four assists for the Wild. Defenseman Jake Middleton ranks third in the NHL in blocked shots with 26.

Philadelphia Flyers:

Rookie Matvei Michkov has scored three goals and four assists and is the first Flyers rookie since James Van Riemsdyk in 2009-10 to record at least seven points in his first seven NHL games.

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild:

Jared Spurgeon (Lower Body), Ryan Hartman (Upper Body)

Philadelphia Flyers:

Ryan Ellis (Back – LTIR)

Next Game:

Minnesota Wild: October 29 at Pittsburgh at 7 pm EST.

Philadelphia Flyers: October 27 vs Montreal at 7 pm EST.

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