The Minnesota Wild will be very short-handed against the Colorado Avalanche. Injuries will leave the Wild without defensemen Jonas Brodin, Brock Faber and Jared Spurgeon as well as forwards Jakub Lauko and Kirill Kaprizov for Thursday night's game against the Avalanche at the X,

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The Minnesota Wild have an emergency goalie situation Thursday vs Colorado, meaning a possible EBUG appearance in St. Paul.

The Minnesota Wild returns to Xcel Energy Center tonight to challenge the Colorado Avalanche. The Wild remains undefeated in 2025 through two games. Minnesota bested the Washington Capitals on January 2nd,

Brock Faber and Jonas Brodin will both be unavailable when the Minnesota Wild take on the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

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The Minnesota Wild have added defensemen Jonas Brodin and Brock Faber to their list of key injured players and left them out of the lineup for their game against Colorado

The Colorado Avalanche (25-16-1) are on the second leg of a back-to-back against a Central Division rival sitting ahead of them in the standings, the Minnesota Wild (26-11-4). Puck drop is scheduled for 6:08 p.

Dylan Loucks is the Site Admin and Reporter for the Minnesota Wild team site with The Hockey News. A resident of St. Paul, MN, Loucks has spent the last four years covering hockey and in his spare time likes to work on his expected goals model and other models he is creating.

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild head into a matchup with the Colorado Avalanche as winners of four games in a row. Minnesota has gone 26-11-4 overall with a 9-4-2 record in Central Division games. The Wild have a +16 scoring differential, with 125 total goals scored and 109 allowed.

Jonas Brodin will not be in the lineup Thursday when the Minnesota Wild take on the Central Division rival Colorado Avalanche as the veteran defenseman is sidelined with a lower-body injury, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.

Dylan Loucks is the Site Admin and Reporter for the Minnesota Wild team site with The Hockey News. A resident of St. Paul, MN, Loucks has spent the last four years covering hockey and in his spare time likes to work on his expected goals model and other models he is creating.