NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild with Line Combinations 12/21/2025

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Colorado Avalanche (25-2-7, 57 pts) at Minnesota Wild (22-9-5, 49 pts)

Venue: Grand Casino Arena
Date: Sunday, December 21
Time: 6:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/ALT/FDSNNO/FDSNWI Extra
Radio: Altitude Sports Radio 950 AM/KFAN FM 100.3

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Colorado Avalanche News and Notes:

The Avalanche picked up their fourth straight win on Friday with a 3-2 win over the Jets. They’ve recorded points in seven straight games, averaging 3.9 goals per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.

Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

The Wild picked up their seventh straight win yesterday with a 5-2 win over the Oilers. During their winning streak, they’re averaging 4.7 goals per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Landeskog-Nelson-Nichushkin
Olofsson-Colton-Brindley
Kelly-Drury-Kiviranta

Toews-Makar
Manson-Burns
Girard-Malinski

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-Eriksson Ek-Boldy
Trenin-Yurov-Tarasenko
Foligno-Sturm-Hinostroza

Hughes-Faber
Brodin-Spurgeon
Middleton-Jiricek

Wallstedt
Gustavsson

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist in the first meeting back in November.

Minnesota Wild

Kirill Kaprizov had two goals in the Wild’s 3-2 win over the Avalanche back on November 28th.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche:

RW Logan O’Connor – IR

Minnesota Wild

D Zach Bogosian – IR
D Daemon Hunt – IR

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