NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Utah Hockey Club with Line Combinations 2/27/2025

Marco Rossi of the Minnesota Wild skating in a green Wild uniform

Minnesota Wild at Utah Hockey Club

Venue: Delta Center
Date: Thursday, February 27
Time: 8:00 pm CST
TV: ESPN+/
Radio:
Minnesota – KFAN 100.3 FM
Utah – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Minnesota +1.5 -198
Utah -1.5 ML +164
O/U 5.5

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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

Minnesota is in a comfortable playoff position and dealing with a couple of key injuries up front. For the Wild, it’s all about maintaining their momentum. Minnesota will have the ability to add a player or two before the trade deadline to help propel this team forward. But the real relief comes this offseason, when the buyout cap restraint is gone.

Utah Hockey Club News & Notes:

Utah will be a buyer at this trade deadline and has plenty of room for improvement. But this team has earned the opportunity to compete for the playoffs. With plenty of cap space and lots of draft capital, Utah will be an interesting team to watch come March 7.

Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

Boldy-Rossi-Zuccarello
Johansson-Eriksson Ek-Hinostroza
Foligno-Gaudreau-Ohgren
Shore-Khusnutdinov-Trenin

Middleton-Faber
Brodin-Spurgeon
Merrill-Bogosian

Gustavsson
Fleury

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Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines:

Keller-Kerfoot-Schmaltz
Carcone-Hayton-Guenther
Crouse-McBain-Doan
O’Brien-Stenlund-Bjugstad

Sergachev-Marino
Cole-Kesselring
Durzi-Maatta

Vejmelka
Stauber

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild

Marco Rossi has 21 goals on the season and is questionable to sign an extension with the Wild. Could he hit the trade market?

Utah Hockey Club

Clayton Keller leads the team in goals, assists, and points. Karel Vejmelka looks to be earning himself a contract extension in Utah with 15 wings this season.