Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild
· Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 in overtime on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Minnesota Wild |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
9 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
25 |
| Minnesota Wild |
8 |
20 |
9 |
0 |
37 |
Three stars
- N. Svedberg, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
- J. Pominville, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
- L. Eriksson, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:06 |
Boston Bruins |
Carl Soderberg (6) |
Loui Eriksson (11), Chris Kelly (8) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, MIN 0 |
| 1st |
05:33 |
Minnesota Wild |
Kyle Brodziak (4) |
Brett Sutter (1), Erik Haula (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, MIN 1 |
| 1st |
17:55 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron (6) |
Brad Marchand (11), Zach Trotman (4) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, MIN 1 |
| 3rd |
11:39 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jason Pominville (7) |
Ryan Suter (18) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, MIN 2 |
| OT |
01:30 |
Boston Bruins |
Loui Eriksson (6) |
Carl Soderberg (15), Zdeno Chara (3) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, MIN 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild
| Stat |
Boston Bruins |
Minnesota Wild |
| Shots on goal |
25 |
37 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
9 |
9 |
| Hits |
14 |
17 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/61 (45.9%) |
33/61 (54.1%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 G. Campbell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
07:30 |
| Number 17 M. Lucic |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:43 |
| Number 18 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:45 |
| Number 20 D. Paille |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:31 |
| Number 21 L. Eriksson |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:18 |
| Number 23 C. Kelly |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
83.3% |
18:06 |
| Number 34 C. Soderberg |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
58.3% |
19:21 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
54.5% |
16:27 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
15.4% |
18:22 |
| Number 53 S. Griffith |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:09 |
| Number 61 C. Cunningham |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
07:31 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:46 |
| Number 27 D. Hamilton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:26 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:13 |
| Number 44 D. Seidenberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
20:26 |
| Number 47 T. Krug |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 62 Z. Trotman |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:51 |
| Number 86 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:22 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 72 N. Svedberg |
37 |
35 |
2 |
.946 |
61:30 |
Win |
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 3 C. Coyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
40% |
13:54 |
| Number 9 M. Koivu |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
60.9% |
18:52 |
| Number 11 Z. Parise |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
20:07 |
| Number 14 J. Fontaine |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
|
10:42 |
| Number 16 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:24 |
| Number 21 K. Brodziak |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
10:39 |
| Number 22 N. Niederreiter |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:12 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:57 |
| Number 27 B. Sutter |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
09:10 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:58 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
10:11 |
| Number 64 M. Granlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
19:52 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:34 |
| Number 20 R. Suter |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
|
31:46 |
| Number 25 J. Brodin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
27:47 |
| Number 39 N. Prosser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:43 |
| Number 44 J. Falk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
07:51 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
22:21 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 N. Backstrom |
25 |
22 |
3 |
.880 |
61:30 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
17:24 |
Boston Bruins |
Gregory Campbell |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
17:24 |
Minnesota Wild |
Justin Falk |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
07:36 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:24 |
Boston Bruins |
Kevan Miller |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:09 |
Minnesota Wild |
Zach Parise |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:32 |
Minnesota Wild |
Brett Sutter |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- Mike Yeo
- Referees
- Brian Pochmara, Kyle Rehman
- Linesmen
- Mark Shewchyk, John Grandt
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Matt Bartkowski, Matt Fraser, Joe Morrow
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Stu Bickel, Darcy Kuemper, Christian Folin
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