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What we learned from the Minnesota Wild’s lone exhibition tilt

The Minnesota Wild began their summer hockey tour with a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

Of course, the result was meaningless, but here are some takeaways for the Canucks following the Wild’s lone tune-up game.

A look at their potential line-up

Wild head coach Dean Evason didn’t tinker with his lines too much, and the Wild only dressed 18 skaters (as opposed to 20 skaters permitted for this game).

Here’s what his line-up looked like today.

Forwards

Defence

The third line of Parise, Eriksson Ek and Kunin primarily matched-up against the MacKinnon line throughout the game.