NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 3/7/2025

NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 3/5/2025

Minnesota Wild (36-22-4, 76 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (28-22-11, 67 pts)

Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Friday, March 7
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/FDSN NOX/SN
Radio: 
Minnesota – KFAN FM 100.3
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Minnesota: +1.5 ML +110
Vancouver: -1.5 ML -130
O/U 5.5

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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

The Wild picked up their second straight win on Tuesday with a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken. They’ve gone 5-5-0 in their last ten games, averaging 2.20 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.30 goals per game. Frederick Gaudreau has a goal in three of his last four games.

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes: 

The Canucks snapped a two-game skid with a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night. They are 5-4-1 in their last ten games averaging 2.10 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.50 goals per game. They are tied with the Calgary Flames for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

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

Middleton-Faber
Chisholm-Spurgeon
Bogosian-Merrill

Gustavsson
Fleury

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Joshua-E.Pettersson-Garland
O’Connor-Chytil-Lekkerimaki
DeBrusk-Suter-Boeser
Hoglander-Blueger-Sherwood

E.N.Pettersson-Hronek
M.Pettersson-Myers
Forbort-Mancini

Lankinen
Silovs

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild

Frederick Gaudreau this season has 29 points on 14 goals and 15 assists. He’s faced the Canucks 13 times in his career recording four points on two goals and two assists; he recorded a goal in the previous meeting this season.

Vancouver Canucks

Jake DeBrusk this season has 36 points on 22 goals and 14 assists. He’s faced the Wild 11 times in his career recording nine points on six goals and three assists; in the previous meeting this season he scored a goal.

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild

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

Vancouver Canucks

D Quinn Hughes – DTD
G Thatcher Demko – IR
D Noah Juulsen – IR

Next game:

Minnesota – March 9 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Vancouver – March 9 vs. Dallas Stars

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