Scouting the Wild

The Kings and Minnesota Wild meet for the fourth and final time this season and, well, pack a lunch. All three previous meetings this season have gone beyond regulation, with the Kings winning 3-2 in a shootout in St. Paul on Oct. 25, the Wild winning 3-2 in overtime at Staples Center on Dec. 11 and the Wild winning 1-0 in a shootout on Feb. 1 in St. Paul. The Wild will be without forward Kyle Brodziak, who will be replaced in the lineup by Jed Ortmeyer, and Niklas Backstrom gets the start in goal. For the latest on the Wild, check out the reports from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer Press, followed by the expected lineups for the Wild and Kings and the Wild’s roster…

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WILD LINEUP
Andrew Brunette-Matt Cullen-Antti Miettinen
John Madden-Pierre-Marc Bouchard-Martin Havlat
Cal Clutterbuck-Cody Almond-Chuck Kobasew
Brad Staubitz-Eric Nystrom-Jed Ortmeyer

Nick Schultz-Brent Burns
Clayton Stoner-Greg Zanon
Cam Barker-Marek Zidlicky

Niklas Backstrom

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KINGS LINEUP
Sturm-Kopitar-Simmonds
Smyth-Stoll-Brown
Richardson-Handzus-Williams
Clifford-Lewis-Ponikarovsky

Doughty-Mitchell
Johnson-Scuderi
Drewiske-Greene

Bernier

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WILD ROSTER
3 — Marek Zidlicky — D
4 — Clayton Stoner — D
5 — Greg Zanon — D
7 — Matt Cullen — C
8 — Brent Burns — D
11 — John Madden — C
12 — Chuck Kobasew — RW
15 — Andrew Brunette — LW
16 — Brad Staubitz — RW
20 — Antti Miettinen — RW
21 — Kyle Brodziak — C
22 — Cal Clutterbuck — RW
23 — Eric Nystrom — LW
24 — Martin Havlat — RW
25 — Cam Barker — D
27 — Cody Almond — C
29 — Jed Ortmeyer — RW
39 — Nate Prosser — D
46 — Jared Spurgeon — D
55 — Nick Schultz — D
96 — Pierre-Marc Bouchard — C

32 — Niklas Backstrom — G
60 — Jose Theodore

Injured-reserve list:
9 — Mikko Koivu — C
37 — Josh Harding — G
48 — Guillaume Latendresse — LW