NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Seattle Kraken with Line Combinations 1/8/2026

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Minnesota Wild (25-11-8, 58 pts) at Seattle Kraken (20-14-7, 47 pts)

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Monday, January 5
Time: 10:30 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/The Spot/FDSNW

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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

The Wild lost back-to-back games to the Kings, losing Saturday 5-4 in a shootout and Monday 4-2. The loss on Monday also snapped their six-game point streak. They’re 2-1-2 in their last five games, averaging 3.8 goals per game while allowing 3.4 goals per game.

Seattle Kraken News & Notes:

The Kraken picked up their fourth straight win on Tuesday with a 7-4 victory over the Bruins. They’ve won eight of their last nine games, averaging four goals per game while allowing two goals per game.

Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

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

Hughes-Faber
Brodin-Spurgeon
Middleton-Kierstad

Wallstedt
Gustavsson

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Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:

Kakko-Beniers-Eberle
Winterton-Stephenson-Gaudreau
Catton-Wright-McCann
Kartye-Meyers-Melanson

Dunn-Larsson
Lindgren-Fleury
Evans-Oleksiak

Daccord
Grubauer

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild

Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and two assists in the first meeting against the Kraken back in December.

Seattle Kraken

Jordan Eberle scored Seattle’s lone goal in their 4-1 loss to the Wild back on December 8th.

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild

D Daemon Hunt – IR
D Zach Bogosian – DTD

Seattle Kraken

G Matt Murray – IR
F Jaden Schwartz – IR
D Brandon Montour – IR
F Eeli Tolvanen – DTD

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