Overview
- The 21-year-old center scored the opener on the power play and buried the decider with 18.8 seconds left in overtime at Rogers Arena.
- Minten’s first career power-play goal was his seventh of the season and came in front of an estimated 80–100 friends and family.
- Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves to secure the victory that followed Wednesday’s skid-snapping result in Edmonton.
- Coach Marco Sturm has elevated Minten between David Pastrnak and Marat Khusnutdinov, signaling growing trust in his expanded role.
- Boston is 21-18-2 and 14th in the East, needing roughly a .622 pace to reach a typical 95-point cutoff, with Tanner Jeannot and Henri Jokiharju still sidelined.