Wild vs Kraken projected lineups – 12/08/25 – The Hockey Writers – NHL News

The Minnesota Wild take on the Seattle Kraken tonight at Climate Pledge Arena. Here are the projected/anticipated lineups from NHL.com staff writers, independent reporters and others.
Kraken(11-9-6) Wild(15-9-5)
10 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNOX, KHN/Prime, KONG
Wild projected lineup
Kirill Kaprizov – Daniela Yurov – Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johnson — Joel Eriksson Ek — Matt Boldy
Yakov Trenin – Niko Sturm – Vladimir Tarasenko
Liam Ogren – Ryan Hartman – Tyler Pitlick
Jacob Middleton — Jared Spurgeon
Jonas Brodin — Brock Faber
Zeev Buium — Zach Bogosian
Philip Gustafson
Jesper Wallstetter
Scratches: Damon Hunt, Hunter Hight, Ben Jones
Injuried: Marcus Foligno (lower body), Vinnie Hinostrosa (lower body), Marco Rossi (lower body)
status report
Wild coach John Hynes said there were a few “game-time decisions,” but he expects the lineup to be the same as Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
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Kraken expected lineup
Jared McCann — Marty Beniers — Jordan Eberly
Cabo Caco — Chandler Stephenson — Ellie Tolvanen
Mason Marchment – Sean Wright – Jani Nyman
Tye Carty – Frederick Gaudreau – Ryan Winterton
Vince Dunn — Adam Larson
Ryan Lindgren — Brandon Montour
Rick Evans — Josh Mahura
Philip Grubauer
Joey Daccord
Scratches: Jamie Oleksiak, Kyle Fleury
Injuried: Matt Murray (lower body), Jaden Schwartz (lower body), Berkeley Caton (upper body)
status report
Carton, a forward who suffered an upper-body injury in Saturday’s 4-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings, is week-to-week. Carton blocked a shot with his right hand in the third quarter and was seen flexing on the bench, but he did not leave the game.
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