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Minnesota Wild (34-14-10, 78 pts) at Colorado Avalanche (38-9-9, 85 pts) <\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:<\/p>\n

The Wild\u00a0picked 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.<\/p>\n

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:<\/p>\n

The Avalanche returned from the break to pick up another win as they defeated the Mammoth last night. They\u2019re 3-2-0 in their last five games, averaging 3.2 goals per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:<\/p>\n

Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-Eriksson Ek-Boldy
Trenin-Yurov-Tarasenko
Hinostroza-Sturm-Pitlick<\/p>\n

Hughes-Faber
Middleton-Spurgeon
Hunt-Bogosian<\/p>\n

Wallstedt
Gustavsson<\/p>\n

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:<\/p>\n

Landeskog-MacKinnon-Necas
Lehkonen-Nelson-Nichushkin
Colton-Kelly-Olofsson
Brindley-Drury-Kiviranta<\/p>\n

Toews-Makar
Manson-Burns
Kulak-Malinski <\/p>\n

Blackwood
Wedgewood<\/p>\n

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Players To Watch:<\/p>\n

Minnesota Wild<\/p>\n

Kirill Kaprizov has a point in each game against Colorado this season. He has three points against them on two goals and an assist.<\/p>\n

Colorado Avalanche<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Injury Report:<\/p>\n

Minnesota Wild<\/p>\n

D Jonas Brodin \u2013 IR<\/p>\n

Colorado Avalanche<\/p>\n

F\u00a0Logan O\u2019Connor<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Out<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Toronto Maple Leafs (27-22-9, 63 pts)\u00a0at Florida Panthers (29-25-3, 61 pts)Venue: Benchmark ArenaDate: Thursday, February 26Time: 7:00 pm ESTHow To Watch:\u00a0ESPN+\/TVAS\/TSN4\/SCRIPPSRadio: Sportsnet 590\/560 AM WQAM Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes: The Maple Leafs returned and had their three-game winning streak snapped with a loss to the Lightning. They\u2019re 3-2-0 in [\u2026]<\/p>\n


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