Overview
- The Minnesota Wild beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 Saturday night at TD Garden as Ryan Hartman and Danila Yurov scored two goals apiece to help Minnesota extend its road winning streak to eight games.
- Wild goalie Jesper Wallstedt made key saves while Kirill Kaprizov added assists to extend his point streak, giving Minnesota timely finishing that Boston could not match.
- Two nights after a 5-2 home loss to Montreal, the Bruins have allowed 11 goals in consecutive home defeats, exposing lapses in coverage, slow puck exits and poor defensive timing.
- Despite generating more 5-on-5 attempts, an 11-1 edge in high-danger chances and 4.16 expected goals to Minnesota’s 2.94, Boston failed to convert chances and suffered inconsistent goaltending.
- Coach Marco Sturm and players called for a reset on defensive identity as the Bruins fell to 13-6-1 and head into the final game of their homestand with time to address the problems.