(Game 4) Wild Vs Avalanche: Line Combinations

TL;DR

The Minnesota Wild face the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, with the Wild maintaining their lineup and Jesper Wallstedt starting in goal. The Avalanche will have MacKenzie Blackwood making his first playoff start.

Key points

Minnesota Wild face Colorado Avalanche in Game 4
Wild maintain the same lineup as previous games
Jesper Wallstedt starts in goal for the Wild
MacKenzie Blackwood makes first playoff start for Avalanche
Blackwood has 3-5-2 record against Wild

Minnesota WildColorado AvalancheJesper WallstedtMacKenzie Blackwood

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild (1-2 | 5-4) is back in action tonight to face the Colorado Avalanche (2-1 | 6-1) for Game 4 of the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Wild will roll out the same lineup for Game 4. That means Joel Eriksson Ek remains out for Minnesota and Jesper Wallstedt will start again.

For the Avalanche, they will make a change. MacKenzie Blackwood will make his first start of the playoffs tonight.

In ten career starts vs. Minnesota, Blackwood is 3-5-2 with a 2.59 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage.

Here are tonight's lines.

Wild Lines

Kirill Kaprizov - Ryan Hartman - Mats Zuccarello

Marcus Johansson - Danila Yurov - Matt Boldy

Yakov Trenin - Michael McCarron - Vladimir Tarasenko

Marcus Foligno - Nico Sturm - Nick Foligno

Defense:

Quinn Hughes - Brock Faber

Daemon Hunt - Jared Spurgeon

Jake Middleton - Zach Bogosian

Starting Goaltender: Jesper Wallstedt

Scratched: Jeff Petry, Bobby Brink, Matt Kiersted, Cal Petersen, Robby Fabbri, Hunter Haight.

Injured: Jonas Brodin (lower-body), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower-body).

Avalanche Lines

Gabriel Landeskog - Nathan MacKinnon - Martin Necas

Artturi Lehkonen - Brock Nelson - Valeri Nichushkin

Q&A

What is the current series score between the Wild and Avalanche?

The Colorado Avalanche lead the series 2-1 against the Minnesota Wild.

Who is starting in goal for the Minnesota Wild in Game 4?

Jesper Wallstedt will start in goal for the Minnesota Wild in Game 4.

What are MacKenzie Blackwood's stats against the Wild?

MacKenzie Blackwood has a record of 3-5-2, with a 2.59 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage in ten career starts against the Minnesota Wild.