Marcus Johansson’s Return Shapes Mammoth Vs Wild Lineup and Matchup
Marcus Johansson is back in the Minnesota Wild lineup after missing two games with an upper-body injury. His return arrives as the Wild open a four-game homestand against the Utah Mammoth, and fans following the projected matchups are parsing line combinations in this mammoth vs wild pairing to see how rosters and scratch decisions will play out.
Marcus Johansson and the Wild forward lines
Johansson is slotted on a middle line with Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy, joining Kirill Kaprizov’s top trio with Ryan Hartman and Mats Zuccarello on the first line for Minnesota. Those lines place Johansson alongside established names such as Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek and Boldy as the Wild try to steady their forward deployment.
Down the depth chart, Minnesota’s lineup lists Vladimir Tarasenko with Danila Yurov and Bobby Brink, while Yakov Trenin skates with Michael McCarron and Nick Foligno. The Wild have scratched Daemon Hunt, Jeff Petry, Nico Sturm and Robby Fabbri from this projected group.
Mammoth Vs Wild: Utah Mammoth projected lines and morning skate
The Utah Mammoth projected forward combinations include Clayton Keller with Nick Schmaltz and Dylan Guenther, and JJ Peterka flanked by Logan Cooley and Logan Crouse. Those groupings put several familiar names—Keller, Schmaltz and Guenther—on the Mammoth’s top line for the matchup.
Additional Mammoth lines show Jack McBain with Barrett Hayton and Kailer Yamamoto, and Alexander Kerfoot with Kevin Stenlund and Michael Carcone. The Mammoth scratched Liam O’Brien, Brandon Tanev and Dmitri Simashev from this list, and the team did not hold a morning skate after a 3-2 overtime loss at the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.
Sergachev, a defenseman, has missed three straight games and is listed as injured with a lower-body issue; that absence is part of the Mammoth’s roster picture heading into the Mammoth Vs Wild meeting. Coaches will weigh the missed skate and those absences when deciding who draws into the game-day lineup.
Sergachev, scratches and roster notes for Wild and Mammoth
Mikhail Sergachev is identified as injured with a lower-body problem and has not played in three straight games, a specific availability concern for the Mammoth. Minnesota counters with Johansson returning after two missed games, altering depth and matching options for head coaches on both sides.
Both teams listed scratches that shape the game-day choices: Minnesota scratched Daemon Hunt, Jeff Petry, Nico Sturm and Robby Fabbri, while Utah scratched Liam O’Brien, Brandon Tanev and Dmitri Simashev. Those names narrow the active rosters and shift who might be available for special teams minutes or late-game deployment.
On the Mammoth side, the absence of a morning skate following the overtime loss in Chicago leaves a short-term practice question; on the Wild side, Johansson’s return answers a clear lineup need. Each roster note—scratches and injuries—carries immediate consequences for matchups across the ice.
Marcus Johansson returns to his line with Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy as the Minnesota Wild kick off the confirmed four-game homestand beginning against the Utah Mammoth. That scheduled homestand is the next concrete milestone for both teams as they move from projected line sheets and injury reports to game action on the ice.
