NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues with Line Combinations 10/9/2025

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Minnesota Wild (0-0-0, 0 pts) at St. Louis Blues (0-0-0, 0 pts)

Venue: Enterprise Center
Date: Thursday, October 9
Time: 8:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSM/FDSW Extra
Radio: 
Minnesota – KFAN 100.3 FM
St. Louis – 101 ESPN (101.1 FM)

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Minnesota: +1.5, M/L -102
St. Louis: -1.5, M/L -118
O/U 5.5

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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

The Wild open the season tonight after a 3-2-1 preseason in which they averaged 2.3 goals per game while allowing three goals per game.

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St. Louis Blues Projected Lines: 

Buchnevich-Thomas-Snuggerud
Holloway-Suter-Kyrou
Neighbours-Schenn-Joseph
Toropchenko-Bjugstad-Texier

Fowler-Parayko
Broberg-Faulk
Tucker-Mailloux

Binnington
Hofer

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild

Kirill Kaprizov last season recorded 56 points in 41 games on 25 goals and 31 assists. He has faced the Blues 19 times in his career, recording 17 points on eight goals and nine assists. Last season, in two games against them, he scored two goals and had two assists.

St. Louis Blues 

Pavel Buchnevich last season in 76 games had 57 points on 20 goals and 37 assists. In 21 games in his career against the Wild, he’s recorded 22 points on ten goals and 12 assists; in four games last season, he finished with a goal and three assists.

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild

F Mats Zuccarello – IR
D Jonas Brodin – DTD
F Nico Sturm – DTD

St. Louis Blues

D Torey Krug – IR
F Oskar Sundqvist – DTD

Next Game:

Minnesota – October 11 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
St. Louis – October 11 at Calgary Flames

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