NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 4/12/2025

Minnesota Wild (43-29-7, 93 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (37-29-13, 87 pts)

Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Saturday, April 12
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/FDSNNO/NOX
Radio: 
Minnesota – KFAN 100.3 FM
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

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

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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

The Wild faced the Flames last night and suffered a tough loss, keeping the Flames’ season alive. They need to find a way to manage points tonight if they want to put Calgary away.

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes: 

The Canucks picked up their second straight win with a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. Despite the win, they have been eliminated from the playoff race in the Western Conference.

Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

Kaprizov-Rossi-Zuccarello
Foligno-Eriksson Ek-Boldy
Johansson-Gaudreau-Nyquist
Trenin-Hartman-Hinostroza

Brodin-Faber
Chisholm-Spurgeon
Merrill-Bogosian

Fleury
Gustavsson

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Hoglander-Suter-Garland
DeBrusk-Sasson-Boeser
Joshua-Raty-Sherwood
O’Connor-Blueger-Karlsson

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

Demko
Lankinen

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild

Marco Rossi this season has 60 points on 24 goals and 36 assists. He’s faced the Canucks six times in his career recording three points on a goal and two assists; the two assists came earlier this season in the two meetings prior.  

Vancouver Canucks

Quinn Hughes this season has 74 points on 16 goals and 58 assists. He’s faced the Wild 13 times in his career, recording ten points on a goal and nine assists; the lone goal came in one of the two matchups this season.  

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild

D Jacob Middleton – DTD

Vancouver Canucks

C Filip Chytil – Out
D Noah Juulsen – IR
C Elias Pettersson – Out
C Nils Aman – DTD
D Tyler Myers – DTD

Next game:

Minnesota – April 15 vs. Anaheim Ducks  
Vancouver – April 14 vs. San Jose Sharks

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