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Minnesota Wild (38-18-12, 88 pts) at Chicago Blackhawks (25-30-11, 61 pts)

Venue: United Center
Date: Tuesday, March 17
Time: 7:30 pm EST
How To Watch: TNT/HBO Max/FDSN NO/FDSN WI Extra
Radio: 104.5 ESPN Radio/KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM

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Minnesota News & Notes:

The Wild dropped their third straight on Sunday in a 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs. They’re 3-3-2 in March, averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game.

Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes:

The Blackhawks had their two-game winning streak snapped with a 4-0 loss to the Golden Knights. They’re 3-2-2 in March, averaging 2.6 goals per game while allowing three goals per game.

Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-Eriksson Ek-Boldy
Trenin-Yurov-Tarasenko
Sturm-McCarron-N.Foligno

Hughes-Faber
Brodin-Spurgeon
Middleton-Petry

Gustavsson
Wallstedt

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Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines:

Greene-Bedard-Burakovsky
Bertuzzi-Nazar-Teravainen
Mangiapane-Donato-Mikheyev
Lardis-Lafferty-Slaggert

Vlasic-Crevier
Del Mastro-Rinzel
Grzelcyk-Levshunov

Knight
Soderblom

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild

Matt Boldy has four points in two games against Chicago this season, on a goal and three assists.

Chicago Blackhawks

Connor Bedard has three points in two games against the Wild with a goal and two assists.

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild

F Marcus Foligno – IR
F Bobby Brink – DTD

Chicago Blackhawks

F Oliver Moore – DTD
D Wyatt Kaiser – DTD

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