NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Seattle Kraken with Line Combinations 3/4/2025

Minnesota Wild (35-22-4, 74 pts) at Seattle Kraken (26-31-4, 56 pts)

Venue: Climate Pledge Arena
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/FDSN NOX//KHN/KONG
Radio: 
Minnesota – Sportsnet 650 AM
Seattle – Sportsnet 96.0

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Minnesota -1.5 ML +100
Seattle -1.5 ML -120
O/U 5.5

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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

The Wild snapped a three-game losing streak with a 1-0 win over the Boston Bruins on Sunday. They are 2.20 goals per game while allowing three goals per game. They are two points ahead of the Colorado Avalanche for third place in the Central Division.

Seattle Kraken News & Notes: 

The Kraken snapped a two-game skid on Saturday with a 6-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. They are 4-5-1 in their last ten and are averaging 3.10 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.60 goals per game.

Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

Nyquist-Rossi-Boldy
Zuccarello-Gaudreau-Johansson
Foligno-Gaunce-Hinostroza
Lauko-Shore-Trenin

Middleton-Faber
Chisholm-Spurgeon
Bogosian-Merrill

Gustavsson
Fleury

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Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:

Schwartz-Beniers-Kakko
Tolvanen-Stephenson-Bjorkstrand
McCann-Wright-Burakovsky
Tanev-Gourde-Eberle

Dunn-Larsson
Oleksiak-Montour
Evans-Mahura

Daccord
Grubauer

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild

Matt Boldy this season has 52 points on 21 goals and 31 assists. He’s faced the Kraken eight times in his career recording ten points on six goals and four assists; in the matchup earlier this season he had a goal and an assist.  

Seattle Kraken

Jordan Eberle this season has 12 points on six goals and six assists; he just returned from injury. He’s faced the Wild 41 times in his career recording 26 points on ten goals and 16 assists; he had two goals in the previous meeting this season.

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild

LW Kirill Kaprizov – IR
C Joel Eriksson Ek – IR
D Jonas Brodin – Out

Seattle Kraken

None

Next game:

Vancouver– March 7 at Vancouver Canucks
Seattle – March 6 at Nashville Predators

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