The Minnesota Wild look to remain unbeaten in regulation on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Here’s everything to know, including projected lineups, starting goaltenders and key storylines.
The Minnesota Wild visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena looking to build on an early 2-0-1 record. Minnesota head coach John Hynes has altered the bottom six forward lines, sliding Ryan Hartman to third-line center and Michael McCarron to the fourth line. Goaltender Jesper Wallstedt makes his fourth consecutive start for Minnesota, while Dennis Hildeby makes his first start for Tampa Bay.
Minnesota remains without injured defenseman Brock Faber and goaltender Filip Gustavsson. Joel Eriksson Ek aims for his first goal of the season against a Lightning team he has historically performed well against, while Tampa Bay enters at 2-1-0 led offensively by Nikita Kucherov.
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