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Wild-Seattle game preview: Home team to use only 11 forwards
Four Wild forwards are out for the game against the Kraken on Thursday, so coach Dean Evason will skate only 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
November 3, 2022 at 12:16AM
7 p.m. vs. Seattle Kraken • Xcel Energy Center • BSN, 100.3-FM
Wild update: LW Jordan Greenway (upper-body injury) skated on Wednesday but won't play against the Kraken. Neither will Fs Brandon Duhaime, Marcus Foligno and Ryan Hartman. All three are dealing with upper-body injuries and have been ruled out for the next two games. The Wild are planning to play 11 forwards and seven defensemen vs. Seattle, meaning D Alex Goligoski is set to draw back into the lineup after being a healthy scratch for six games. LW Kirill Kaprizov leads the team with five multi-point games, while RW Matt Boldy is second with four.
Kraken update: The Kraken started their three-game road trip with a 5-4 win at Calgary on Tuesday. That was Seattle's second straight victory, and the Kraken are 5-4-2 overall. They're 3-1-1 as the away team. C Matty Beniers is on a five-game point streak. Beniers, LW Jaden Schwartz and LW Jared McCann are tied for the team lead in goals with five, while Schwartz is first in points with 10.
The Wild are off to one of the best starts in franchise history, and Kirill Kaprizov is tied for the NHL scoring lead.
