Minnesota Wild 4–1 Boston Bruins
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Minnesota Wild beat Boston Bruins 4–1.
Game leaders
2Kirill KaprizovPoints
1Connor Clifton
4Matt BoldyShots on goal
5David Pastrnak
26Jesper WallstedtSaves
26Michael DiPietro
Three stars
- ★ First starKirill KaprizovMinnesota Wild · 2 G · 3 SOG
★ Second starQuinn HughesMinnesota Wild · 1 G · 1 A · 4 SOG
★ Third starJared SpurgeonMinnesota Wild · 1 G · 1 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Minnesota Wild
- Kirill Kaprizov●●2 G · 1 PPG
- Quinn Hughes●1 G · 1 A · 1 PPG
- Jared Spurgeon●1 G
Assists: Bobby Brink 1, Ryan Hartman 1, Michael McCarron 1, Joel Eriksson Ek 1, Maxim Shabanov 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength21/22
- Against the power play5/5
- Even strength21/22
- Against the power play4/6
- Short-handed1/1
Key stats
- 30Shots on goal27
- 13.3Shooting %3.7
- 2Power-play goals0
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Minnesota Wild: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
Boston Bruins: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
- Their last meeting: Minnesota Wild 6–2 Boston Bruins.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
- Minnesota Wild
- Boston Bruins
Shooting
- 30Shots on goal27
- 13.3Shooting %3.7
- 2Power-play goals0
Physical play
- 14Hits16
- 11Blocked shots13
Puck control
- 54.3Faceoffs won %47.1
- 6Takeaways4
- 19Giveaways23
Goaltending
- 26Saves26
- 96.3Save %89.7
Discipline
- 6Penalty minutes6
Shots and finishing
Minnesota Wild took 53% of the shots on goal.
- Minnesota Wild
- Boston Bruins
3027
- Shooting %
- 13.3%3.7%
- Save %
- 96.3%89.7%
- Shooting + save %
- 109.693.4
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Minnesota Wild
- Olli Maatta23:13
- Quinn Hughes22:23
- Jonas Brodin21:39
- Jared Spurgeon20:06
- Kirill Kaprizov18:49
- Matt Boldy18:05
- Joel Eriksson Ek17:47
- Michael McCarron16:58
- Zach Bogosian15:54
- Yakov Trenin15:03
Boston Bruins
- Hampus Lindholm21:38
- David Pastrnak21:02
- Mason Lohrei21:00
- JJ Peterka20:38
- Pavel Zacha19:27
- Will Borgen19:21
- Morgan Geekie18:45
- Connor Clifton18:06
- Casey Mittelstadt17:18
- Elias Lindholm16:56
Skaters
| 25Jonas BrodinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 21:39 |
| 10Bobby BrinkRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11:17 |
| 17Marcus FolignoLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12:04 |
| 24Zach BogosianD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15:54 |
| 97Kirill KaprizovLW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18:49 |
| 3Olli MaattaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 23:13 |
| 48Daemon HuntD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14:09 |
| 71Nick FolignoLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13:53 |
| 38Ryan HartmanRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 70% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11:30 |
| 12Matt BoldyLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18:05 |
| 47Michael McCarronRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16:58 |
| 43Quinn HughesD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 22:23 |
| 20Blake ColemanLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13:34 |
| 13Yakov TreninC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15:03 |
| 14Joel Eriksson EkC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17:47 |
| Jared SpurgeonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 20:06 |
| 22Danila YurovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12:41 |
| 49Maxim ShabanovR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14:55 |
Goaltenders
| 31Calvin PickardG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 00:00 |
| 30Jesper WallstedtG | 27 | 26 | 1 | 96.3% | 21/22 | 5/5 | 60:00 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |