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Minnesota Wild vs Florida Panthers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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THU · JAN 14 · 8:30 PM CT
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Minnesota Wild
Wild
2–0–0
VS
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
Upcoming
THU · JAN 14 · 8:30 PM CT
ESPN
Minnesota Wild
Home · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
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The read
The special-teams edge is the Wild's: a 4th-ranked power play against a penalty kill ranked 31st.
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Florida Panthers
Away · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
Wild
GOALIES
Panthers
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
VS
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
Wild
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Panthers
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
WildProjected lines
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
PanthersProjected lines
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3 Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
Wild
INJURY REPORT
Panthers
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
PanthersInjury report
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3 Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

The special-teams edge is the Wild's: a 4th-ranked power play against a penalty kill ranked 31st.

The numbers behind it
Special Teams
Minnesota's power play ranks 4th while Florida's penalty kill ranks 31st.
4th / 31st PP vs PK