The Minnesota Wild will bring their undefeated preseason resume to Milwaukee to participate in the “Home Away from Home” game against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Wild’s preseason started with two straight wins against the Colorado Avalanche, one at home and one in Colorado. They followed it up with another road win against the Dallas Stars, where five different players had goals. Of those five only one of them (Marco Rossi) is back in the lineup for tonight.
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The Wild are also without their preseason points leader Tyson Jost, who had a three-point night against the Stars to improve to five points in the two games he has participated in. The former top ten pick has been an offensive machine playing with the likes of Matt Boldy, Sam Steel, and Mats Zuccarello while trying to prove he deserves a larger role in the regular season.
Minnesota Wild Projected Lines
The Wild have opted for a more veteran-heavy lineup for their fourth preseason game as Freddy Gaudreau, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Marcus Foligno make their 2022-23 preseason debuts.
Gaudreau – Hartman – Boldy
Dewar – Rossi – Duhaime
Petan – Eriksson Ek – Foligno
Cramarossa – Fogarty – Walker
Lambos – Goligoski
Mermis – Johansson
Hunt – Hicketts
Fleury – McIntyre
With Jordan Greenway expected to start the season on injured reserve, his spot on the shutdown “GREEF” line is being filled by Nic Petan. One of last year’s first-round picks, Carson Lambos, is being given an opportunity to play big minutes as he slots in next to Alex Goligoski on the first defensive pair. Marc-Andre Fleury gets the nod as the starting goaltender, and it is possible we see him in net for the full 60 minutes, as was the case with Jesper Wallstedt against the Stars.
Chicago Blackhawks Projected Roster
After being shut out by the Detroit Red Wings just last night, the Blackhawks roster has a couple changes and more than likely a few different line combinations as they try to find some chemistry. By committing to a rebuild this offseason, they may be in for a tough year, but expect them to come into Milwaukee with a little more fire against a divisional rival in the Wild.
Forwards: Max Domi, David Gust, Sam Lafferty, Luke Philip, Colin Blackwell, Kale Howarth, Buddy Robinson, Samuel Savoie, Cole Guttman, Michael Teply, Patrick Kane, Andreas Athanasiou
Defense: Seth…
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