NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild with Line Combinations 12/3/2024

Kirill Kaprizov #97 skating for the Minnesota Wild
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Vancouver Canucks (13-7-3, 29 pts) at Minnesota Wild (16-4-4, 36 pts)

Venue: Xcel Energy Center

Date: Tuesday, December 3

Time: 5:00 PT / 7:00 pm CT 

TV: ESPN+ / Sportsnet / FDSN / FDSW

Radio: 

Vancouver Canucks – Sportsnet 650 AM

Minnesota Wild- KFAN 100.3 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Vancouver Canucks +1.5 ML +125

Minnesota -1.5 ML -145

O/U 5.5

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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes: 

The Canucks have won two straight games in overtime and four of their last five games overall. The Canucks will finish their six-game road trip in Minnesota with a date tonight against the Wild. Vancouver is 4-1-0 so far on their road trip. The Canucks are only 3-5-3 at home while being 10-2-0 on the road. Vancouver has a +2 goal differential during the season.

Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

Minnesota has won three straight games, most recently a 3-2 overtime victory with Jared Spurgeon netting the game-winner. The Wild are first in the Central Division and are 6-3-1 at home this season. Minnesota has a +19 goal differential in 24 games this year.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

DeBrusk-Pettersson-Boeser

Joshua-Suter-Garland

Hoglander-Blueger-Sherwood

Sasson-Raty-Heinen

Hughes-Myers

Soucy-Juulsen

Brannstrom-Desharnais

Silovs

Lankinen

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Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

Kaprizov-Eriksson Ek-Boldy

Johansson-Rossi-Hartman

Foligno-Gaudreau-Trenin

Shore-Khusnutdinov-Jones

Middleton-Faber

Chisholm-Spurgeon

Merrill-Bogosian

Gustavsson

Fleury

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Players To Watch:

Vancouver Canucks

Jake DeBrusk has been a streaky player throughout his career. DeBrusk is on a heater right now, the 28-year-old Edmonton native has 7 goals and 2 assists in his last five games including a hat trick in Vancouver’s 5-4 overtime victory against Detroit. DeBrusk. Leads the Canucks in goals with ten, and is fourth on the team in scoring with 19 points TD in 23 games. 

Minnesota Wild

Kirill Kaprizov has points in three straight games including a goal and an assist in the Wild’s 3-2 overtime victory over Nashville on Saturday. The 27-year-old Novokuznetsk, Russia native leads the NHL in scoring with 38 points (15g, 23a) in 23 games played. 

Injury Report:

Vancouver Canucks

D Filip Hronek – OUT

G Thatcher Demko – IR (Non-Roster) – No Target Date for return

C J.T. Miller – Indefinite Leave of Absence

D Derek Forbort – Day To Day – Personal Reasons

Minnesota Wild

D Jonas Brodin – OUT

C Jakob Lauko – OUT

RW Mats Zuccarello – IR

Next Game:

Vancouver Canucks – December 6 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

Minnesota Wild – December 6 at Anaheim Ducks

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