It’s a late game tonight coming from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Puck Drop will be at 8pm central time, as the Colorado Avalanche will host the Minnesota Wild in a final preseason warm-up before these two will renew acquaintances for the start of the regular season on Oct 4.
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The Minnesota Wild are bringing a lineup consisting primarily of its younger players, as the older veterans will be given the night off. Zach Parise, Eric Staal, and Mikko Koivu will not be making the trip to Denver for this one, which should mean some unusual line combinations.