NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Utah Hockey Club with Line Combinations 12/10/2024

Kirill Kaprizov skating for the Minnesota Wild
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Minnesota Wild (18-5-4, 40 pts) at Utah Hockey Club (12-11-4, 28 pts)

Venue: Delta Center

Date: Tuesday, December 10

Time: 8:30 pm CT / 7:30 pm MT

TV: ESPN + / Hulu / Disney+

Radio: 

Minnesota Wild – KFAN 100.3 FM

Utah Hockey Club – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Minnesota Wild -1.5 ML -125

Utah Hockey Club +1.5 ML +105

O/U 6.5

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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

The Minnesota Wild are in first place in the Central Division with a 4-2-2 record in division play this season. Minnesota has allowed 63 goals this season, the lowest in the league. The Wild have a +21 goal differential on the year and are 7-2-1 in their last ten games. 

Utah Hockey Club News & Notes:

Utah is 2-4-0 against the Central Division and is 4-5-2 at home this season. The Hockey Club is 11-0-4 when they score three or more goals in a game. Utah has an even goal differential this season and has won two games in a row. The Hockey Club is 5-4-1 in their last ten games. 

Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

Kaprizov-Rossi-Boldy

Johansson-Hartman-Foligno

Shore-Gaudreau-Trenin

Jones-Khusnutdinov-Johnson

Middleton-Faber

Chisholm-Spurgeon

Merrill-Bogosian

Gustavsson

Fleury

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Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines:

Keller-Hayton-Schmaltz

McBain-Cooley-Guenther

Maccelli-Bjugstad-Crouse

Carcone-Stenlund-Kerfoot

Sergachev-Maatta

Cole-Kesselring

Valimaki-Bortuzzo

Vejmelka

Stauber

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild

Kirill Kaprizov had his three-game goal streak snapped in a 4-1 loss to Los Angeles on Saturday. Kaprizov also had his 5-game-point streak broken in the loss to the Kings. The 27-year-old Russian is tied for the NHL scoring lead with Martin Necas, with 42 points apiece.

Utah Hockey Club

Logan Cooley has points in seven of his last eight games for Utah with four goals and six assists over that span. The 20-year-old Pittsburgh native is tied for second on the Hockey Club in scoring with 23 points (7g, 16a) in 27 games. 

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild 

D Jonas Brodin – IR

C Joel Eriksson Ek – IR

RW Mats Zuccarello – IR

C Jakob Lauko – IR

Utah Hockey Club

D Maveric Lamoureux – IR

G Connor Ingram – IR  

D Sean Durzi – IR

D John Marino – IR

Next Game:

Minnesota Wild – December 12 vs. Edmonton Oilers 

Utah Hockey Club – December 12 at Colorado Avalanche

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