Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild
· Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Minnesota Wild beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 on Saturday, December 23, 2023 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Minnesota Wild |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
6 |
6 |
9 |
21 |
| Minnesota Wild |
5 |
19 |
11 |
35 |
Three stars
- J. Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
- K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
- B. Faber, Minnesota Wild
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:37 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak (20) |
Charlie McAvoy (15), Brad Marchand (15) |
Power play |
BOS 1, MIN 0 |
| 2nd |
05:57 |
Minnesota Wild |
Joel Eriksson Ek (15) |
Unassisted |
Power play |
BOS 1, MIN 1 |
| 2nd |
07:22 |
Minnesota Wild |
Kirill Kaprizov (12) |
Alex Goligoski (5), Joel Eriksson Ek (9) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, MIN 2 |
| 3rd |
03:10 |
Minnesota Wild |
Marcus Foligno (4) |
Patrick Maroon (10), Frederick Gaudreau (4) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, MIN 3 |
| 3rd |
13:53 |
Boston Bruins |
Morgan Geekie (5) |
Danton Heinen (7), Trent Frederic (7) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, MIN 3 |
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 |
21 |
35 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
15 |
9 |
| Hits |
21 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/56 (44.6%) |
31/56 (55.4%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 T. Frederic |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
| Number 13 C. Coyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.9% |
17:27 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
22:38 |
| Number 19 J. Beecher |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
09:39 |
| Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:48 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
11.1% |
14:43 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:05 |
| Number 62 O. Steen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:15 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
18:48 |
| Number 74 J. DeBrusk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:00 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
50% |
21:50 |
| Number 94 J. Lauko |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
06:07 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:07 |
| Number 14 I. Mitchell |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:50 |
| Number 25 B. Carlo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:03 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:11 |
| Number 29 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:02 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
27:05 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 L. Ullmark |
35 |
33 |
3 |
.943 |
58:16 |
Loss |
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 V. Lettieri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:19 |
| Number 12 M. Boldy |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
21:13 |
| Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
52% |
22:16 |
| Number 17 M. Foligno |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:36 |
| Number 20 P. Maroon |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:40 |
| Number 21 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:07 |
| Number 23 M. Rossi |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
80% |
17:52 |
| Number 26 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
10:46 |
| Number 27 J. Lucchini |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
10:05 |
| Number 89 F. Gaudreau |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
63.6% |
16:06 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:42 |
| Number 97 K. Kaprizov |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:34 |
| Number 4 J. Merrill |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:35 |
| Number 5 J. Middleton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:24 |
| Number 6 D. Mermis |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:30 |
| Number 7 B. Faber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
27:47 |
| Number 24 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:19 |
| Number 33 A. Goligoski |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:10 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
21 |
19 |
2 |
.905 |
59:34 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:12 |
Minnesota Wild |
Kirill Kaprizov |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
02:41 |
Minnesota Wild |
Brandon Duhaime |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
02:41 |
Boston Bruins |
Jakub Lauko |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
03:31 |
Minnesota Wild |
Patrick Maroon |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
19:45 |
Boston Bruins |
Brad Marchand |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:49 |
Boston Bruins |
Ian Mitchell |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:08 |
Boston Bruins |
Hampus Lindholm |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:07 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie Coyle |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:57 |
Boston Bruins |
Trent Frederic |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Jim Montgomery
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- John Hynes
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Furman South
- Linesmen
- Justin Johnson, Jesse Marquis
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Kevin Shattenkirk, Matt Grzelcyk, Patrick Brown
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Jared Spurgeon, Ryan Hartman, Daemon Hunt
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 at New Jersey Devils
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 at Ottawa Senators
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 at Washington Capitals
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 at Carolina Hurricanes
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 at New York Rangers
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 at Anaheim Ducks
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5
 at St. Louis Blues
7
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Final
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 at Los Angeles Kings
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Final
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Final
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Sources and further reading
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