NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 12/29/2025

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Minnesota Wild (23-10-6, 52 pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (17-8-11, 45 pts)

Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Monday, December 29
Time: 10:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/FDSNNO Extra/FDSNWI Extra/SCRIPPS
Radio: KFAN FM 100.3/1290 AM KPAY

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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

The Wild picked up a 4-3 overtime win over the Jets on Saturday in their return from the break. They’re 3-1-1 in their last five games, averaging 3.4 goals per game while allowing three goals per game.

Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights suffered a 6-5 shootout loss to the Avalanche. They’re 1-2-2 in their last five games, averaging four goals per game while also allowing four goals per game.

Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

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

Hughes-Faber
Brodin-Spurgeon
Middleton-Bogosian

Wallstedt
Gustavsson

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Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Marner-Stone
Dorofeyev-Hertl-Holtz
Smith-Howden-Bowman
Saad-Sissons-Kolesar

McNabb-Korczak
Hanifin-Hutton
Lauzon-Whitecloud

Hart
Schmid

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild

Kirill Kaprizov scored the game-winning goal in overtime for the Wild to win 3-2 over the Golden Knights back in November.

Vegas Golden Knights

Pavel Dorofeyev scored one of the Golden Knights’ two goals in their loss to the Wild on November 16th.

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild

D Daemon Hunt – IR

Vegas Golden Knights

D Alex Pietrangelo – IR
G Adin Hill – IR
F William Karlsson – IR
F Jack Eichel – DTD
D Shea Theodore – DTD

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