NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 02/26/2026 | Inside The Rink

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Minnesota Wild (34-14-10, 78 pts) at Colorado Avalanche (38-9-9, 85 pts)

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Thursday, February 26
Time: 9:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/FDSN NO/FDSN WI/ALT/KTVD/KUSA
Radio: 104.5 ESPN Radio/92.5 ALT Radio

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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:

The Wild picked up their fifth straight win before the break with a 6-5 overtime win over the Predators. They were also on a seven-game point streak, averaging 4.6 goals per game while allowing 3.1 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche returned from the break to pick up another win as they defeated the Mammoth last night. They’re 3-2-0 in their last five games, averaging 3.2 goals per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game.

Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

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

Hughes-Faber
Middleton-Spurgeon
Hunt-Bogosian

Wallstedt
Gustavsson

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

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

Toews-Makar
Manson-Burns
Kulak-Malinski

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild

Kirill Kaprizov has a point in each game against Colorado this season. He has three points against them on two goals and an assist.

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon has a goal in each game against the Wild this season. He has three goals and an assist in two games against them.

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild

D Jonas Brodin – IR

Colorado Avalanche

F Logan O’Connor – Out

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