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NHL Game Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks with Line Combinations 12/1/2024

Columbus Blue Jackets (10-9-3, 23 pts) at Chicago Blackhawks (8-13-2, 18 pts)Venue: United CenterDate: Sunday, December 1Time: 2:00 pm CT TV: ESPN+ / CHSN / FDSNOHRadio:Chicago Blackhawks – WGN Radio 720 AMColumbus – CBJ Radio App DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:Columbus Blue Jackets -1.5 ML +180Chicago Blackhawks +1.5 ML -218O/U 6.5 Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster Columbus […]

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JUST IN: Wild Recall Wallstedt and Lucchini

After last night’s game against the Florida Panthers, the Minnesota Wild have had to make a few roster changes. Both Marc-Andre Fleury and Connor Dewar left the game with injuries during the second period. The Wild have recalled Jake Lucchini and moved Dewar to IR with a lower-body injury. They have also recalled Jesper Wallstedt […]

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Wild Goalie Prospect Wallstedt in Net Tonight

The Minnesota Wild’s highly touted Swedish goalie prospect Jesper Wallstedt is set to make his NHL debut tonight in Texas against the Dallas Stars. With Filip Gustavsson still injured, Marc-Andre Fleury has taken on a heavier workload. Once it was announced that Wallstedt was being called up from the Wild’s AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, […]

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MN Wild Swap Out Iowa Wild Forwards

The Minnesota Wild announced today that they have reassigned forward Sammy Walker to the Iowa Wild and recalled forward Adam Raska to Minnesota. Raska was acquired along with a fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Calen Addison. This trade happened on November 8th, the same […]

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BREAKING: Another MN Wild Player to IR/Defenseman Recalled

The Minnesota Wild announced this evening that they were placing one more player on Injured Reserve. Captain and defenseman Jared Spurgeon, after the scare during last night’s game against the Calgary Flames, is indeed injured. The Wild have recalled defenseman Daemon Hunt from the Iowa Wild to fill in. This adds to a long list […]

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Keeping Up the Hot Streak: MN Wild-Red Wings Game Preview

The Minnesota Wild entered the NHL holiday break on a three-game win streak. Since Head Coach John Hynes took over on November 27, the Wild are 10-3-0. They look like a completely different team from the one that started the season. This is on top of more injuries to significant players, more AHL call-ups that […]

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Wild Recall Another Forward From Iowa

General Manager Bill Guerin announced this afternoon that the Wild have recalled forward Jake Lucchini from their AHL affiliate team, the Iowa Wild. This was done under emergency conditions. The left-shot skater is on a one-year, two-way contract with the Wild that he signed on July 1, 2023. This season, Lucchini has put up 20 […]

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Injuries Force Wild to Lean Heavily on Rookie

The Minnesota Wild played their last two games at home, and both of them ended in a shootout win. Now that they’re playing a back-to-back on the road, it’s crucial they win in regulation. The Wild have been down two of their best defensemen, and they’ll be without Jonas Brodin for the foreseeable future. He […]

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Another Injury for Wild’s Defensemen

It was reported yesterday that Captain and top pair defenseman Jared Spurgeon was not practicing. Head Coach John Hynes said after the practice that it was a maintenance day for Spurgeon and that he should be able to play against the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. The Minnesota Wild ended up recalling two defensemen (Dakota […]

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Wild Put Defenseman on LTIR, Recall Defensemen/Forward from Iowa

The Minnesota Wild have recalled defensemen Dakota Mermis and Daemon Hunt and forward Vinni Lettieri from the Iowa Wild and placed defenseman Jonas Brodin on Long Term Injured Reserve. This came after the unexpected news that the Assistant GM was leaving the front office. Jonas Brodin was injured on a controversial hit from behind delivered […]

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