Game Preview: Wild at Bruins

BOSTON, Mass. -- The Minnesota Wild will face off against the Bruins tonight in Boston, after defeating the Panthers 3-2 in Florida on Thursday night.

The Wild stands on the precipice of clinching berth in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight. Here are the scenarios in which Minnesota can clinch:

• Minnesota will clinch a playoff spot tonight if it wins at Boston (in any fashion) and both the Los Angeles Kings and Seattle Kraken earn one point or less tonight.
• Minnesota can also clinch a playoff spot if it earns one point tonight at Boston and both the Los Angeles Kings and Seattle Kraken earn zero points tonight.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Saturday, March 28th at 4:00 p.m. CT
• Where: TD Garden (Boston, Massachusetts)
• Stream: FanDuel Sports North
• Listen: KFAN
• Gamecenter: Wild at Bruins

Wild Record: 41-20-12

Bruins Record: 40-24-8

2025-26 Series Record: 1-0-0

All-Time Wild Record: 20-10-5 (10-5-2 at Boston)

Last Time Out

This Season on Wild vs. Bruins

Minnesota won the series-opening game, 6-2, at Grand Casino Arena (12/14).

C Ryan Hartman (1-2=3) and LW Kirill Kaprizov (2-1=3) led the Wild with three points each. LW Matt Boldy (1-1=2) and D Brock Faber (0-2=2) each posted two points. G Filip Gustavsson saved 29-of-31 shots faced to earn the win for Minnesota.

D Andrew Peeke and and C Alex Steeves both scored for Boston. G Jeremy Swayman stopped 25-of-31 shots faced for the Bruins.

Wild Leaders Against Bruins

• LW Nick Foligno leads the Wild with 26 points (10-16=26) in 54 career games against Boston
• RW Marcus Johansson has 22 points (9-13=22) in 36 games
• RW Mats Zuccarello owns 16 points (3-13=16) in 24 games
• RW Vladamir Tarasenko has 15 points (6-9=15) in 21 games

Bruins Leaders Against Wild

• C Elias Lindholm has 19 points (5-14=19) in 27 career games vs. the Wild
• RW David Pastrnak (8-7=15 in 17 games) and RW Viktor Arvidsson (6-9=15 in 27 games) have 15 points each
• D Hampus Lindholm owns 13 points (3-10=13) in 29 games

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On the Mend

No current injury designations.

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Connections

• Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin skated in 142 games in two seasons (2000-02) with Boston, collecting 129 points (69-60=129) and 213 PIM
• Wild Head Coach John Hynes played forward at Boston University (1993-97) and helped the Terriers advance to four consecutive Frozen Four appearances and win the 1995 NCAA championship
• Wild Associate Coach Jack Capuano played two games with the Bruins in 1991-92
• Minnesota Assistant General Manager Michael Murray is from Dover, Mass.
• Minnesota Assistant General Manager Chris Kelleher is from Belmont, Mass., and played four seasons (1994-98) at Boston University and in one game for the Bruins during the 2001-02 season
• Johansson recorded three points (1-2=3) in 10 regular season games and 11 points (4-7=11) in 22 Stanley Cup playoff games with Boston in 2018-19
• Nick Foligno collected 39 points (12-27=39) in 124 games across two seasons (2021-23) with the Bruins
• LW Matt Boldy was born in Milford, Mass., and played two seasons (2019-21) at Boston College
• C Marat Khusnutdinov was selected by Minnesota in the second round (37th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft and collected 11 points (3-8=11) in 73 games with the Wild (2023-25)
• C Casey Mittelstadt is from Eden Prairie and played one season at the University of Minnesota (2017-18)
• LW Alex Steeves was born in St. Paul

Fast Facts

• Minnesota has collected a point in seven of its last nine contests against Boston (6-2-1), including sweeping the season series in two of the past four seasons (2021-22, 2023-24)
• 10 of the 18 all-time games played in Saint Paul have been decided by one goal

For more information on today's matchup, check out the game notes below.