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NHL Projection Models Love the Minnesota Wild

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The Minnesota Wild's 2022-23 regular season starts on Thursday vs the New York Rangers. Kevin Fiala, the team's second-leading goal scorer last season, was traded to the LA Kings. Cam Talbot is out after he refused to share net-minding duties with Marc-Andre Fleury.

The NHL projection models love the Minnesota Wild. Evolving Hockey, The Athletic and FiveThirtyEight.com all have the Wild as a playoff team. Five Thirty Eight is least optimistic. The Wild finished fifth in the league with 113 points last season. They have played at a 112-point pace since Kirill Kaprizov took over. They are projected to finish with 106 points and have a one-in-10 shot at winning it all.

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