Game Thread: Minnesota Wild (16-13-4) at Winnipeg Jets (20-9-4) – 30 Dec 2023 – 1:00PM CST

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   ##Projected Lineups

   ||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Nikolaj Ehlers|Mark Scheifele|Gabriel Vilardi|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Kirill Kaprizov|Joel Eriksson Ek|Matt Boldy|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Cole Perfetti|Vladislav Namestnikov|Alex Iafallo|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Marcus Johansson|Marco Rossi|Ryan Hartman|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Nino Niederreiter|Adam Lowry|Mason Appleton|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Marcus Foligno|Frederick Gaudreau|Pat Maroon|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Morgan Barron|Dominic Toninato|Axel Jonsson-Fjallby|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Brandon Duhaime|Connor Dewar|Vinni Lettieri|

   ||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Josh Morrissey|Dylan DeMelo|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Jacob Middleton|Brock Faber|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Brenden Dillon|Neal Pionk|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Alex Goligoski|Zach Bogosian|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Dylan Samberg|Nate Schmidt|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Jon Merrill|Dakota Mermis|

   ||Goalies||Goalies|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Connor Hellebuyck|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Filip Gustavsson|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Laurent Brossoit|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Marc-Andre Fleury|

   [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/winnipeg-jets/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/minnesota-wild/line-combinations/)

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   ##Injuries

   ||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|David Gustafsson|27 Dec 2023|Lower Body|OUT|Gustafsson (lower body) will not be an option against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday or Sunday, Mitchell Clinton of the Winnipeg Jets’ official site reports.|02 Jan 2024|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Kyle Connor|10 Dec 2023|Knee|IR|Connor (knee) skated in a non-contact jersey at practice Saturday, according to John Lu of TSN.|06 Feb 2024|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Rasmus Kupari|14 Nov 2023|Shoulder|IR|Kupari (shoulder) might be available to return during the Winnipeg Jets’ upcoming two-game California road trip, John Lu of TSN reports Friday.|04 Jan 2024|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Ville Heinola|05 Oct 2023|Ankle|IR-NR|Heinola (ankle) is expected to miss at least the next five games, John Lu of TSN reports Friday.|07 Jan 2024|
   |–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Mats Zuccarello|18 Dec 2023|Upper Body|IR|Zuccarello (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday.|unknown|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Jared Spurgeon|14 Dec 2023|Lower Body|DTD|Not Specified|unknown|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Jonas Brodin|08 Dec 2023|Upper Body|IR-LT|Brodin (upper body) was put on the long-term injured reserve list Wednesday, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.|02 Jan 2024|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Michael Milne||Undisclosed|IR-NR||02 Jan 2024|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Sam Hentges||Undisclosed|IR-NR||02 Jan 2024|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Mason Shaw||Knee|OUT|Surgery|02 Jan 2024|

   [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/winnipeg-jets/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/minnesota-wild/injuries)

   ##Team Stats

   |Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|33|20|9|4|44|0.667|3.33|2.52|17.48|75.51|31.27|28.64|47.23|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|33|16|13|4|36|0.545|3.12|3.15|17.86|71.79|30.24|30.27|45.31|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

   ##Team Leaders

   |Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |G|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Kyle Connor|17|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Joel Eriksson Ek|15|
   |A|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Mark Scheifele|24|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Mats Zuccarello|22|
   |P|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Mark Scheifele|36|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Kirill Kaprizov|33|
   |+/-|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Dylan DeMelo|20|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Joel Eriksson Ek|12|
   |PIM|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Brenden Dillon|42|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Pat Maroon, Brandon Duhaime|43|
   |TOI|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Josh Morrissey|24:26|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Brock Faber|24:46|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=52 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=30 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

   ## Goalie Breakdown

   ||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Connor Hellebuyck|25|25|16|6|3|1|2.35|0.918|
   |[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|Laurent Brossoit|8|8|4|3|1|0|2.50|0.911|
   |–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Filip Gustavsson|21|21|10|8|2|2|2.90|0.904|
   |[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|Marc-Andre Fleury|13|12|6|5|2|0|3.16|0.892|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=52 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=30 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

   ##Season Series

   |Date|Away|Home|Time|Network/Result|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |30 Dec 2023|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|1:00PM CST|TSN3, BSN, BSWI|
   |31 Dec 2023|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|1:00PM CST|TSN3, BSN, BSWI|
   |20 Feb 2024|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|7:00PM CST|TSN3, BSN, BSWI|
   |06 Apr 2024|[WPG](/r/winnipegjets)|[MIN](/r/wildhockey)|3:00PM CDT|TSN3, BSN, BSWIX|

   [Source](https://api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/2023020555/landing)

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2. HOCKEE

3. Love the afternoon matinees

4. JUST WIN BABY!

5. This on Bally today?

6. While the other WC teams keep winning, at least we have games in hand!

7. Europe is present for a Europe friendly game time LFGW

8. For those that are into that kind of thing, I added some more North Stars flairs

9. CARTER IS BACK THANK GOD

10. I’m tempted to go the next town over and get some Mexican food before the games starts. Or just be lazy and go across town and get some Qdoba.

11. !!! SPURGEON BACK !!!

12. The John Hynes flair looks like Lex Luthor with Season Affective Disorder.

13. I am both excited for and dreading the trade deadline

14. I guess its a border battle in the most literal sense.

15. Who is ready for some afternoon delight?

16. I’m behind enemy lines today boys, wish me luck