Minnesota Wild News

Hunt will play for the first time since March 1st, replacing Jared Spurgeon, who is one of three regulars getting the night off. Hunt has five assists in 29 games this season and no goals in 42 career NHL games.

Sturm has been scratched for eight straight games, but he will play Saturday with Joel Eriksson Ek getting the night off. Sturm has picked up just 11 points (5G / 6A) in 47 games this season, playing primarily in a fourth line role.

Brink was a healthy scratch in Dallas on Thursday but will replace Mats Zuccarello in the lineup on Saturday. Brink has picked up two goals and two assists (four points) in 10 games since being acquired by the Wild.

Spurgeon will be one of three players sitting out Saturday's game in Nashville. Daemon Hunt will replace Spurgeon in the lineup and skate wth Jeff Petry at 5v5.

Zuccarello will be one of three players sitting out Saturday's game in Nashville. Bobby Brink will replace Zuccarello in the lineup, but Vladimir Tarasenko will replace him on the first line.

Eriksson Ek will be one of three players sitting out Saturday's game in Nashville. Nico Sturm will replace Eriksson Ek in the lineup, but Danila Yurov will replace him on the second line.

Wallstedt allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Wild's win over the Kraken on Tuesday. Wallstedt hasn't been the most consistent this season, but he's played very well since the start of March, going 3-2-2 with a clean 1.96 GAA and .929 SV%--those splits both rank third in the NHL over that time. Tonight he'll face a desperate Nashville team who have lost five of their last eight games.

Bobby Brink will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Foligno to re-enter the lineup against the Dallas Stars. The 38-year-old Foligno has been used sparingly, in and out of the lineup in recent games. He has one assist in 13 games since being acquired by Minnesota at the trade deadline.

Nick Foligno will re-enter Minnesota's lineup on Thursday, sending Brink to the sidelines against the Dallas Stars. Brink led the way in a 2-1 overtime win over the Dallas Stars three weeks ago, recording two points (1G / 1A), but he has cooled off since, with only one assist in five games.

Thursday's game against the Dallas Stars, a preview of their upcoming first-round playoff matchup, is essentially a must-win game for Minnesota if they have their sights set on home-ice advantage in the first round. Gustavsson was far from stellar in his most recent outing, allowing four goals on 24 shots (.833 SV%), including three in the third period, of a 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings. The 27-year-old Swedish goalie has allowed four or more goals in three of his last four games (2-2-0), posting a 3.84 GAA and .865 SV%. That said, he has an outstanding 1.99 GAA and .915 SV% in three games against the Stars this season (2-1-0). The Wild enter the action as +111 road underdogs.

Gustafsson Nyberg is an undrafted 22-year-old defenseman that recently made his professional debut, tallying one assist in two games with the Iowa Wild (AHL). He has three seasons of collegiate hockey under his belt, including an 11-point (0G / 11A) campaign in 2025-26 with the University of Connecticut.

Bobby Brink will re-enter Minnesota's lineup on Tuesday, sending Foligno back to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 38-year-old Foligno has been used sparingly, in and out of the lineup in recent games. He has one assist in 13 games since being acquired by Minnesota at the trade deadline.

Nick Foligno will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Brink to re-enter the lineup. The 24-year-old Brink has been serviceable in a limited role since being acquired by Minnesota at the trade deadline, scoring four points (2G / 2A) in nine games.

Wallstedt has had some ups and downs in his rookie season, battling inconsistencies, but he has been tremendous in recent games. The 24-year-old goalie has an excellent 1.95 GAA and .929 SV% in his last seven appearances, but only has a 2-2-2 record to show for it. That said, Minnesota enters Tuesday's contest as significant -256 home favourites against a free-falling Seattle Kraken team that has only scored eight combined goals in their last five games (0-4-1).