Wild's seven-game points streak on line at Vancouver
The Wild's line combinations are in flux because of injuries.
March 1, 2023 at 10:56PM
Wild update: They have a season-best seven-game points streak (6-0-1) and gave up two or fewer goals in six of those games. ... LW Marcus Johansson, acquired from Washington on Tuesday, will debut on a line with C Joel Eriksson Ek and RW Matt Boldy. Other lines are to be determined because coach Dean Evason said the team has "a couple guys banged up.'' Marc-Andre Fleury, who has won his past two starts, will start in goal.
Canucks update: Vancouver sits sixth in the Pacific Division and is in selling mode, having traded defensemen Luke Schenn and Riley Stillman this week and C Bo Horvat on Jan. 30. F J.T. Miller, the subject of trade rumors heading into Friday's deadline, is out week-to-week because of a lower-body injury. … C Elias Pettersson has three goals and seven assists in his past five games. ... D Quinn Hughes ranks sixth in the NHL with 52 assists.
The Wild are off to one of the best starts in franchise history, and Kirill Kaprizov is tied for the NHL scoring lead.
