Game Preview: Wild vs. Bruins

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- The Wild returns again to Grand Casino Arena today, facing off against the Bruins after defeating the Senators 3-2 last night. Tonight, Wild fans are in for a treat, as D Quinn Hughes is expected to make his Wild debut.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Sunday, December 14th at 5:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Grand Casino Arena (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
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Wild Record: 18-9-5

Bruins Record: 19-13-0

2024-25 Series Record: 1-1-0

All-Time Wild Record: 19-10-5 (9-5-3 at Grand Casino Arena)

Last Time Out

Last Season on Wild vs. Bruins

Minnesota went 1-1-0 against Boston. The Bruins won the series-opening game, 3-0, at TD Garden (2/4), and Minnesota earned a 1-0 win in Saint Paul (3/2).

RW Freddy Gaudreau scored the lone goal for Minnesota, with assists coming from LW Marcus Johansson and RW Mats Zuccarello. G Marc-André Fleury stopped 32-of-34 shots faced for the Wild in the first meeting. G Filip Gustavsson stopped all 28 shots faced in the second matchup.

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 went 1-1-0 with a 0.51 GAA, a .983 SV% and one shutout in two starts.

Wild Leaders Against Bruins

• Johansson leads the Wild with 21 points (9-12=21) in 34 career games against Boston
• Zuccarello owns 16 points (3-13=16) in 24 games
• RW Vladamir Tarasenko has 15 points (6-9=15) in 20 games
• LW Marcus Foligno owns 11 points (3-8=11) in 32 games

Bruins Leaders Against Wild

• C Elias Lindholm has 19 points (5-14=19) in 26 games vs. the Wild
• RW David Pastrnak (8-7=15 in 16 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 28 games

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On the Mend

Jonas Brodin: upper body (one game missed)

Marcus Foligno: lower body (eight games missed)

Vinnie Hinostroza: lower body (10 games missed)

Jake Middleton: upper body (two games missed)

Mats Zuccarello: upper body (two games missed)

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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
• 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 six of its last eight contests against Boston (5-2-1), including sweeping the season series in two of the past four seasons (2021-22, 2023-24)
• 10 of the 17 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.