Overview
- Wild coach John Hynes said Thursday that defenseman Jonas Brodin will miss Game 6 and is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
- Jeff Petry will make his series debut next to Zach Bogosian, and Jake Middleton will skate with Jared Spurgeon.
- Nico Sturm will return to the lineup in place of Bobby Brink, according to team broadcaster Joe O'Donnell.
- Brodin left Game 5 after blocking a Mikko Rantanen shot and was later seen on crutches with a medical boot.
- Minnesota leads the first-round series 3-2 and can advance with a Game 6 victory.