Wild gameday: Marc-Andre Fleury starts in goal at start of back-to-back vs. Vegas
Coach Dean Evason said he hopes Jonas Brodin, who missed practice Friday, will play
April 1, 2023 at 12:29AM
Wild update: D Jonas Brodin (maintenance) didn't practice Friday, and coach Dean Evason said he hoped Brodin would play Saturday. "You block seven shots [last game] your feet are sore," Evason said. LW Brandon Duhaime will return vs. Vegas after missing the 4-2 win at Colorado on Wednesday because of illness. RW Ryan Reaves (upper-body injury) skated Friday but was still getting evaluated. G Marc-Andre Fleury is scheduled to start in net. LW Kirill Kaprizov (lower-body injury) is getting closer to skating.
Golden Knights update: Vegas is in first place in the Pacific Division by two points. The Golden Knights became the first Western Conference team to clinch a playoff berth. They're 7-2-1 in their past 10 games and won their first matchup of the season vs. the Wild 5-1 on Feb. 9. C Jack Eichel has a team-high 60 points. RW Jonathan Marchessault has 16 points in his past 15 games.
The Wild scored two goals late in the third period to tie the score against the Flames, completing a 2-0-1 road trip even though Kirill Kaprizov didn’t dress.
