Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild

Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 7:30 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Boston Bruins 4–2 on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Boston Bruins	2	51-26-5
at Minnesota Wild	4	53-22-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	1	1	0	2
Minnesota Wild	2	0	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	8	9	9	26
Minnesota Wild	8	7	19	34

Three stars

K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (2 goals)
J. Spurgeon, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)
J. Greenway, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:55	Minnesota Wild	Kirill Kaprizov (31)	Alex Goligoski (26), Ryan Hartman (21)	Power play	BOS 0, MIN 1
1st	14:28	Minnesota Wild	Kirill Kaprizov (32)	Mats Zuccarello (42), Jared Spurgeon (21)	Even strength	BOS 0, MIN 2
1st	16:59	Boston Bruins	Craig Smith (14)	Trent Frederic (9), Brandon Carlo (7)	Even strength	BOS 1, MIN 2
2nd	01:49	Boston Bruins	Brad Marchand (24)	Charlie Coyle (19), Charlie McAvoy (31)	Power play	BOS 2, MIN 2
3rd	07:56	Minnesota Wild	Jordan Greenway (6)	Joel Eriksson Ek (14), Jared Spurgeon (22)	Even strength	BOS 2, MIN 3
3rd	19:55	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Hartman (24)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	BOS 2, MIN 4

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	26	34
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	13	11
Hits	24	26
Blocked shots	20	13
Giveaways	4	8
Takeaways	2	11
Faceoffs won	32/66 (48.5%)	34/66 (51.5%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 T. Frederic	C	0	1	1	+1	5	0	0	1	0		13:13
Number 12 C. Smith	C	1	0	1	+1	4	1	2	1	0		14:43
Number 13 C. Coyle	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	2	0	25%	20:12
Number 17 N. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	10:52
Number 20 C. Lazar	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	83.3%	10:24
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	42.9%	14:54
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	1	0	1	-2	0	6	0	1	1	50%	19:45
Number 71 T. Hall	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0	50%	16:12
Number 74 J. DeBrusk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		16:33
Number 81 A. Blidh	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:58
Number 88 D. Pastrnak	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		18:28
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	75%	14:18
Number 6 M. Reilly	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	3	0		17:32
Number 25 B. Carlo	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	2	0		17:50
Number 28 D. Forbort	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2	0		18:00
Number 48 M. Grzelcyk	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		20:12
Number 73 C. McAvoy	D	0	1	1	-2	0	5	5	5	0		22:07
Number 75 C. Clifton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		19:35

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Swayman	33	30	3	.909	58:57	Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 T. Jost	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	40%	10:36
Number 12 M. Boldy	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:26
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	5	1	0	75%	18:05
Number 17 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	0	0	100%	17:41
Number 18 J. Greenway	L	1	0	1	+1	2	6	4	1	0		13:41
Number 21 B. Duhaime	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	3	0	0		08:50
Number 22 K. Fiala	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		17:18
Number 27 N. Bjugstad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	09:13
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	15:54
Number 38 R. Hartman	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	1	0	37.5%	16:15
Number 89 F. Gaudreau	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	35.7%	16:12
Number 97 K. Kaprizov	L	2	0	2	0	2	4	1	1	1		16:04
Number 4 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0		16:53
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	2	0		24:17
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		24:00
Number 29 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:20
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0		18:45
Number 47 A. Goligoski	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	2	0		18:56

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 C. Talbot	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:40	Boston Bruins	Brandon Carlo	Tripping	2
1st	08:54	Boston Bruins	Trent Frederic	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:54	Minnesota Wild	Brandon Duhaime	Fighting (major)	5
1st	09:41	Boston Bruins	Erik Haula	Tripping	2
1st	18:04	Minnesota Wild	Jordan Greenway	High sticking	2
2nd	01:15	Minnesota Wild	Kirill Kaprizov	Holding	2
2nd	08:18	Boston Bruins	Craig Smith	Slashing	2
3rd	15:38	Boston Bruins	Craig Smith	Roughing	2
3rd	15:38	Minnesota Wild	Jon Merrill	Roughing	2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Minnesota Wild head coach: Dean Evason
Referees: Jean Hebert, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Ryan Galloway
Boston Bruins scratches: Patrice Bergeron, Jack Studnicka, Jack Ahcan
Minnesota Wild scratches: Jordie Benn, Connor Dewar

2021-2022 season series

Every Boston Bruins and Minnesota Wild game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 6, 2022
Boston Bruins 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Mar 16, 2022

Other NHL games on Mar 16

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators, Wed, Mar 16, 2022
New Jersey Devils 3 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Calgary Flames, Wed, Mar 16, 2022
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Seattle Kraken 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Seattle Kraken, Wed, Mar 16, 2022

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