NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins with Line Combinations 10/29/2024

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Minnesota Wild (5-1-2, 12 Pts) at Pittsburgh Penguins (3-6-1, 7 Pts)

Date: Tuesday, October 29

PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: FanDuel Sports Network WI, FanDuel Sports Network North, SportsNet Pittsburgh

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Minnesota Wild: -1.5 ML -120

Pittsburgh Penguins: +1.5 ML +100

O/U 6.5

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Minnesota Wild Notes:

Minnesota is ranked 11th in the NHL with 29 goals this season, averaging 3.6 per contest. The Wild are ranked fifth in the league with just 20 goals allowed for a fifth-best goal differential.

Pittsburgh Penguins Notes:

Pittsburgh has dropped five in a row after getting swept last week during their road trip to Canada. During those four games, the Penguins were outscored 17-9. 

Minnesota Wild Lineup:

Kaprizov-Rossi-Zuccarello

Johansson-Eriksson Ek-Boldy

Foligno-Gaudreau-Trenin

Lauko-Khusnutdinov-Ohgren

Middleton-Faber

Brodin-Bogosian

Merrill-Chisholm

Gustavsson

Fleury

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Pittsburgh Penguins Lineup:

O’Connor-Crosby-Rakell

Beauvillier-Malkin-Rust

Bunting-Eller-Puustinen

Hayes-Acciari-Puljujarvi

Pettersson-Letang

Grzelcyk-Karlsson

Graves-St. Ivany

Blomqvist

Nedeljkovic

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild:

Kirill Kaprizov has registered 15 points in eight games for Minnesota this season. He is first on the team with 11 assists and has scored four goals. Filip Gustavsson has a 4-1-1 record in goal with a .922 save percentage and a 2.20 goals-against average.

Pittsburgh Penguins:

Evgeni Malkin has a team-high 14 points in 10 games, including 11 assists. Anthony Beauvillier and Rickard Rakell are the only two Penguins with a positive plus-minus rating.

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild:

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

Pittsburgh Penguins:

Matthew Nieto (Knee – IR), Blake Lizotte (Concussion -IR), Cody Glass (Illness)

Next Game:

Minnesota Wild: November 1 vs Tampa Bay at 8 pm EST.

Pittsburgh Penguins: October 31 vs Anaheim at 7 pm EST.

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