NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild with Line Combinations 11/28/2025

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Colorado Avalanche (17-1-5, 39 pts) at Minnesota Wild (13-7-4, 30 pts)

Venue: Grand Casino Arena
Date: Friday, November 28
Time: 3:30 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/ALT/FDSNNO/FDSNWI
Radio: Altitude Sports Radio 950 AM/KFAN FM 100.3

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Colorado Avalanche News and Notes:

The Avalanche picked up a 6-0 win over the Sharks on Wednesday; it was their third straight shutout. They improved to 10-0-1 in November, averaging 4.5 goals per game while allowing 1.6 goals per games

Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

The Wild picked up a 4-3 overtime win overtime win over the Blackhawks on Wednesday; it was their sixth straight win. They’re 10-1-1 in November, averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Colton-Nelson-Landeskog
Kelly-Drury-Olofsson
Ivan-Bardakov-Kiviranta

Toews-Makar
Manson-Burns
Girard-Malinski

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

Kaprizov-Yurov-Zuccarello
Johansson-Eriksson Ek-Boldy
Foligno-Sturm-Trenin
Ohgren-Jones-Pitlick

Middleton-Spurgeon
Brodin-Faber
Buium-Bogosian

Gustavsson
Wallstedt

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Players to Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Ross Colton had five points in four meetings against the Wild last season, recording three goals and two assists.

Minnesota Wild

Yakov Trenin finished with two points in the four games against the Avalanche last season; he had a goal and an assist.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche

C Gavin Brindley – Out
RW Valeri Nichushkin – Out
RW Logan O’Connor – LTIR

Minnesota Wild

F Vinnie Hinostroza – DTD
F Ryan Hartman – IR
F Vladimir Tarasenko – IR
F Marco Rossi – IR

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