Scouting the Wild

Per Michael Russo, the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s outstanding beat writer, the Wild will be without Matt Cullen (groin) tonight, John Madden (upper-body injury) will be a game-time decision and Jose Theodore will start in goal. Here’s how Minnesota is expected to line up tonight — subject to change, particularly the third and fourth lines — followed by the Kings’ lineup (also subject to tweaking) and the Wild’s full roster…

MINNESOTA LINEUP
Andrew Brunette-Mikko Koivu-Antti Miettinen
Pierre-Marc Bouchard-Kyle Brodziak-Martin Havlat
Eric Nystrom-Patrick O’Sullivan-Cal Clutterbuck
Chuck Kobasew-John Madden-Brad Staubitz

Nick Schultz-Brent Burns
Greg Zanon-Marek Zidlicky
Cam Barker-Jared Spurgeon

Jose Theodore

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KINGS LINEUP
Brown-Kopitar-Williams
Smyth-Stoll-Lewis
Ponikarovsky-Handzus-Simmonds
Clifford-Moller-Westgarth

Scuderi-Doughty
Harrold-Johnson
Martinez-Greene

Quick

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MINNESOTA ROSTER
3 — Mark Zidlicky — D
4 — Clayton Stoner — D
5 — Greg Zanon — D
7 — Matt Cullen — C
8 — Brent Burns — D
9 — Mikko Koivu — C
11 — John Madden — C
12 — Chuck Kobasew — RW
15 — Andrew Brunette — LW
16 — Brad Staubitz — RW
19 — Patrick O’Sullivan — C
20 — Antti Miettinen — RW
21 — Kyle Brodziak — C
22 — Cal Clutterbuck — RW
23 — Eric Nystrom — LW
24 — Martin Havlat — RW
25 — Cam Barker — D
43 — Warren Peters — C
46 — Jared Spurgeon — D
55 — Nick Schultz — D
96 — Pierre-Marc Bouchard — C

32 — Niklas Backstrom — G
60 — Jose Theodore — G

INJURED-RESERVE LIST
37 — Josh Harding — G
48 — Guillaume Latendresse