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Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild

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Frederick Gaudreau and Filip Gustavsson shine as Wild beat Bruins 1-0

Filip Gustavsson denies Mason Lohrei with great glove save

Gustavsson posted his fourth shutout of the season, his first since Jan. 4 against Carolina. The Wild snapped a three-game losing streak.

Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves as the Bruins lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Gaudreau got Minnesota on the board at 5:01 of the second period when he set up in front of the net and redirected Marcus Johansson's shot from the high slot past Swayman.

Takeaways Bruins: Boston played without captain and second-leading scorer Brad Marchand, who left with an upper-body injury in Saturday's victory over Pittsburgh. The team did not share a timeline for Marchand's return, but it can't come soon enough for a Bruins squad in a tough battle for a playoff spot.

Wild: Minnesota's offense also continued to struggle with superstar Kirill Kaprizov among its many injured players. But the Wild's penalty kill went 2 for 2 and the defense kept Boston from creating many quality scoring opportunities.

Key moment The Bruins pulled Swayman with 1:44 to go, but the Wild were able to run out the clock without allowing a tying goal.

Key stat Boston's David Pastrnak saw his 17-game point streak snapped in the shutout.

Up next Both teams are back in action on Tuesday, when the Bruins host Nashville and the Wild visit Seattle.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 5:01 Frederick Gaudreau Goal (13) Deflected, assists: Marcus Johansson (15), Mats Zuccarello (25)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIN
13 Blocked Shots 7
27 Hits 22
5 Takeaways 2
28 Shots 22
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 23
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
17 Giveaways 21
3 Total Penalties 3
9 Penalty Minutes 9
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Marcus Johansson, LW Day-To-Day Dec 19
Zach Bogosian, D Out Dec 19
Daemon Hunt, D Injured Reserve Dec 18
Jonas Brodin, D Injured Reserve Dec 17
Jake Middleton, D Injured Reserve Dec 16
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Viktor Arvidsson, LW Out Dec 18
Jonathan Aspirot, D Injured Reserve Dec 16
Henri Jokiharju, D Injured Reserve Nov 29
Matej Blumel, RW Injured Reserve Nov 28

Game Information

Grand Casino Arena

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,447 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 19 13 41 3
Florida 19 13 40 2
Montreal 18 12 40 4
Boston 20 15 40 0
Tampa Bay 18 13 39 3
Ottawa 16 13 36 4
Toronto 15 13 35 5
Buffalo 15 14 34 4

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 25 2 57 7
Dallas 23 7 51 5
Minnesota 21 9 47 5
Utah 17 17 37 3
St. Louis 13 15 34 8
Winnipeg 15 17 32 2
Chicago 13 15 32 6
Nashville 13 16 30 4
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