Wild's projected forward lines, defensive pairings for season opener against Kings
January 14, 2021 at 2:48AM
Forwards
• Zach Parise-Nick Bjugstad- Kirill Kaprizov
• Marcus Johansson-Nick Bonino- Kevin Fiala
• Jordan Greenway-Joel Eriksson Ek- Marcus Foligno
• Nico Sturm-Victor Rask- Ryan Hartman
Defensemen
• Ryan Suter-Matt Dumba
• Jonas Brodin-Jared Spurgeon
• Carson Soucy-Greg Pateryn
Goaltenders
• Cam Talbot
• Kaapo Kahkonen
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For the Wild, four points behind the league-leading Jets, this will be their most anticipated matchup against a division rival since they lost 2-1 to the Stars on Nov. 16.