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BRUINS (48-23-9) at WILD (37-34-9)
8 p.m. ET; SN360, FS-N, FS-WI, NESN, NHL.TV

Coyle played his first seven NHL seasons in Minnesota before he was traded to Boston for forward Ryan Donato and a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft on Feb. 20.
The Bruins will finish second in the Atlantic Division and play the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Eastern Conference First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Wild forward Zach Parise (illness) is out and likely won't play in the regular-season finale at the Dallas Stars on Saturday. Minnesota was eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday.

Players to watch

Bruins center Patrice Bergeron has 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in his past nine games.
Wild forward Ryan Donato leads NHL rookies in scoring (16 points; four goals, 12 assists) since Feb. 21.

They said it

"We have a good team in here and we can do something special, and we have the team to do it. We're in a good spot right now, guys that worked hard all year to get where they are and set themselves up for the position they're in. So everyone's excited for the playoffs to hurry up and get here, and get to it." -- Bruins forward Charlie Coyle
"We just want to make sure that our pride comes in and we play our best game. We're playing one of the best teams in the NHL. The fear of losing is a great motivator, so hopefully when we step on the ice today everybody will know if the guys are committed or whether they're just sort of waiting for these two games to get over and that comes with character and you'll be able to tell who's got it or who doesn't." -- Wild coach Bruce Boudreau

Bruins projected lineup
Wild projected lineup
Status report

Senyshyn and Sturm will each make their NHL debut. ... Stalock will start his first game since Feb. 17.

Stat pack

Halak is 3-3-4 with a 2.42 goals-against average, .916 save percentage and one shutout in 12 starts against Minnesota. ... Suter leads the NHL in time on ice per game (26:50).