NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild with Line Combinations 12/15/2024

Vegas Golden Knights
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Vegas Golden Knights (19-8-3, 41 pts) at Minnesota Wild (20-6-4, 44 pts)
Venue: Xcel Energy Center
Date: Sunda, December 15
Time: 3:00 PT / 5:00 pm CT

TV: ESPN+ / SCRI / FDSN / FDSW
Radio:
Vegas Golden Knights – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM
Minnesota Wild- KFAN 100.3 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Vegas Golden Knights +1.5 ML -105
Minnesota -1.5 ML -115
O/U 5.5

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Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

Vegas had won four straight until they had their winning streak snapped on Saturday night in a 6-3 loss to Edmonton. The Golden Knights are 8-5-3 on the road this season and have gone 7-2-1 in their last ten games. Vegas has a +15 goal differential this season and leads the Pacific Division by two points over the Los Angeles Kings.

Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

Minnesota has been one of the best teams in the NHL this season but their defense has slipped over the last three games. The Wild have given up 15 goals over that span but were still able to pull out a 5-4 win against Utah in the shootout. Minnesota is 8-4-1 at home this season and is 7-3-0 in their last ten games.

Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Eichel-Dorofeyev
Hertl-Roy-Kolesar
Howden-Karlsson-Olofsson
Pearson-Schwindt-Holtz

Hanifin-Pietrangelo
McNabb-Theodore
Hague-Korczak

Hill
Samsonov

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Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

Kaprizov-Rossi-Zuccarello
Johansson-Hartman-Boldy
Foligno-Gaudreau-Jones
Shore-Khusnutdinov-Johnson

Brodin-Faber
Chisholm-Spurgeon
Merrill-Bogosian

Gustavsson
Fleury

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Players To Watch:

Vegas Golden Knights

Jack Eichel has been a steady offensive presence for the Golden Knights all season long. Eichel hasn’t gone two straight games without a point all season. The North Chelmsford, Massachusetts native leads Vegas in scoring with 40 points (9g, 31a) in 30 games this season.

Minnesota Wild

Karil Kaprizov has been playing at a Hart Trophy level for most of the season. The 27-year-old Kaprizov has seven goals in his last nine games. The dynamic winger is tied with Leon Draisaitl for fourth in the NHL in scoring with 45 points (20g, 25a) in 29 games.

Injury Report:

Vegas Golden Knights

RW Mark Stone – IR
D Ben Hutton – IR

Minnesota Wild

C Joel Eriksson Ek – IR
C Jakob Lauko – IR
D Jake Middleton – LTIR

Next Game:

Vegas Golden Knights – December 19 vs. Vancouver Canucks
Minnesota Wild – December 18 vs. Florida Panthers

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