Preview: Wild vs. Bruins

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild returns home to Saint Paul today, following an 0-2 road trip to the Rocky Mountains. This time, the Wild invites Boston to do battle, hoping to change the tides and come out triumphant. The Bruins arrive in Saint Paul on the tail end of a back-to-back, giving the Wild a possible advantage over a tired, road-weary team.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Sunday, March 2nd at 2:30 p.m. CT
• Where: Xcel Energy Center (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
• Watch: TNT/truTV/MAX
• Listen: KFAN 100.3 FM
• Gamecenter: Wild vs Bruins

Wild Record: 34-22-4, 72 points, T-3rd in Central Division

Bruins Record: 28-25-8, 64 points, T-5th in Atlantic Division

2024-25 Series Record: 0-1-0

All-Time Wild Record: 18-10-5 (8-5-3 at Xcel Energy Center)

This Season on Wild vs. Bruins

Boston won the series-opening game, 3-0, at TD Garden (2/4).

G Marc-André Fleury stopped 32-of-34 shots faced for the Wild.

C Matthew Poitras led the Bruins with two points (0-2=2). C Trent Frederic (1-0=1), C Morgan Geekie (1-0=1) and D Charlie McAvoy (1-0=1) all scored for Boston. G Jeremy Swayman saved all 36 shots faced to earn the shutout victory for the Bruins.

Last Time Out

Minnesota was defeated 5-2 by the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Friday night. RW Mats Zuccarello scored Minnesota's first goal, assisted by LW Marcus Johansson. RW Vincent Hinostroza also found the back of the net for the Wild, assisted by D Brock Faber and C Marco Rossi.

Wild Leaders Against Bruins

• LW Marcus Johansson leads the Wild with 20 points (9-11=20) in 33 career games against Boston
• RW Mats Zuccarello owns 15 points (3-12=15) in 23 games
• LW Marcus Foligno owns 11 points (3- 8=11) in 31 games

Bruins Leaders Against Wild

• LW Brad Marchand leads Boston with 20 points (9-11=20) in 20 career contests vs. Minnesota
• C Elias Lindholm has 19 points (5-14=19) in 25 games
• RW David Pastrnak has 15 points (8-7=15) in 15 games
• D Hampus Lindholm owns 13 points (3-10=13) in 28 games

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On the Mend

Zach Bogosian: lower-body injury (one game missed)

Joel Eriksson Ek: lower-body injury (three games missed)

Kirill Kaprizov: lower-body injury (10 games missed)

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
• F Jakub Lauko was selected by Boston in the third round (77th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft. He collected 17 points (6-11=17) and 43 PIM in 83 games with Boston (2022-24)
• LW Matt Boldy was born in Milford, Mass., and played two seasons (2019-21) at Boston College
• C Charlie Coyle registered 242 points (91-151=242) in 479 games with the Wild (2012-19)
• F Cole Koepke was born in Two Harbors and played for Hermantown High School and three seasons (2018-21) at the University of Minnesota - Duluth

Fast Facts

• Minnesota has collected a point in five of its last seven contests against Boston (4-2-1), including sweeping the season series in two of the past three seasons (2021-22, 2023-24)
• Nine of the 16 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.