Inside The Rink Game Day Preview
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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