NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Minnesota Wild with Line Combinations 12/29/2024

Ryan Hartman wearing a green Minnesota Wild jersey on the ice
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Ottawa Senators at Minnesota Wild
Venue: Xcel Energy Center
Date: Sunday, December 29
Time: 7:00 pm CT

TV: FDSN / FDSW / ESPN+/ TSN5
Radio:
Ottawa Senators –
Minnesota Wild – WGN 720

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Ottawa Senators +1.5 -218
Minnesota Wild -1.5 ML +180
O/U 6

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Ottawa Senators News & Notes

Ottawa is coming off a 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets and in the second half of the back-to-back with two rookie goaltenders. While chasing in the Atlantic Division standings, the Senators will be hopeful to pick up some points on this road trip.

Minnesota Wild News & Notes

Minnesota has won back-to-back games coming into tonight’s contest. The Wild are currently second in the Central Division standings. Kirill Kaprizov missed the Wild’s last game against the Dallas Stars and is questionable to play this evening.

Ottawa Senators Projected Lines: 

Tkachuk-Stutzle-Giroux
Greig-Norris-Batherson
Cousins-Pinto-Greig
Gregor-Ostapchuk-Gaudette

Chabot-Jensen
Sanderson-Hamonic
Kleven – Bernard-Docker

Merilainen
Sogaard

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Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

Boldy-Rossi-Zuccarello
Johansson-Eriksson Ek-Hartman
Foligno-Gaudreau-Jones
Gaunce-Khusnutdinov-Shore

Brodin-Faber
Chisholm-Spurgeon
Merrill-Bogosian

Gustavsson
Fleury

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Players To Watch

Ottawa Senators

Mads Sogaard got the net against Winnipeg last night, and it’s assumed that Merilainen will get the net this evening. In two games, he has posted a 3.72 GAA and an .846 SV%.

Minnesota Wild

Marco Rossi is part of the youth movement in Minnesota; He has 12 goals, 17 assists for 29 points, and is third in scoring on the Wild.

Injury Report

Ottawa Senators

D Artem Zub – Out
F David Perron – DTD
G Anton Forsberg – DTD
G Linus Ullmark – Will Not Play on Road Trip
RW Michael Amadio – Out

Minnesota Wild

C Jakob Lauko – IR
D Jake Middleton – LTIR

Next Game:

Ottawa Senators – January 2 @ Dallas Stars
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