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Minnesota Wild (20-9-5, 45 pts) at Columbus Blue Jackets (14-13-6, 34 pts)
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Date: Thursday, December 18
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch:Â ESPN+/FDSNNO/FDSNWI/FDSNOH
Radio:Â KFAN FM 100.3/680 CJOB
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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:
The Wild picked up its fifth straight win on Tuesday with a 5-0 victory over the Capitals. They’re averaging 4.6 goals per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:
The Blue Jackets snapped their five-game losing streak with a 4-3 overtime win over the Ducks on Tuesday. They’re 3-4-1 in December, averaging 3.4 goals per game while allowing 4.1 goals per game.
Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:
Kaprizov-Eriksson Ek-Boldy Zuccarello
Trenin-Yurov-Tarasenko
Foligno-Hartman-Aube Kubel
Jones-Sturm-Pitlick
Hughes-Faber
Hunt-Spurgeon
Kiersted-Jiricek
Gustavsson
Wallstedt
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Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines:
Voronkov-Fantilli-Marchenko
Jenner-Monahan-Chinakhov
Wood-Coyle-Sillinger
Lundestrom-Gaunce-Johnson
Werenski-Mateychuk
Provorov-Severson
Smith-Fabbro
Merzlikins
Greaves
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Players To Watch:
Minnesota Wild
Kirill Kaprizov had three points on two goals and an assist in the Wild’s loss to the Blue Jackets back in October.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Kirill Marchenko had a hat trick in the Blue Jackets’ 7-4 win over the Wild back on October 11th.
Injury Report:
Minnesota Wild
F Marcus Johansson– DTD
F Mats Zuccarello – IR
F Vinnie Hinostroza – IR
D Jacob Middleton – IR
D Jonas Brodin – DTD
Columbus Blue Jackets
F Mathieu Olivier – IR
D Erik Gudbranson – IR
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