Wild Extend Road Win Streak to Eight with 6-2 Victory Over Bruins
Wild Extend Road Win Streak to Eight with 6-2 Victory Over Bruins
The Minnesota Wild extended their NHL-best road record with a decisive 6-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night. Ryan Hartman and Danila Yurov each contributed two goals, while Jesper Wallstedt made 29 saves to secure the win in Boston.
Ryan Hartman and Danila Yurov each scored two goals, and Jesper Wallstedt stopped 29 shots as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Boston Bruins 6-2 on Saturday night. The victory extends Minnesota’s road winning streak to eight games.
Kirill Kaprizov added two assists for the West-leading Wild, extending his point streak to 11 games with six goals and 14 assists during that span. The team has earned at least a point in 11 consecutive contests, posting a record of 9-0-2 in that stretch.
Minnesota took control early in the second period. Quinn Hughes and Blake Coleman scored just 67 seconds apart within the first two minutes of the frame. Hughes slipped a wrister past Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman 53 seconds into the middle period, followed by Coleman’s slap shot from the point that found its way through traffic for a 3-0 lead.
Yurov scored both of his goals in the third period, with the second coming on an empty-net play. Hartman opened the scoring at 6:54 of the first period with a wrister from the left circle that beat Swayman inside the far post for a 1-0 lead. His second goal came 75 seconds after Fraser Minten’s power-play goal for Boston, effectively halting any potential Bruins momentum.
David Pastrnak and Minten scored for Boston, which lost its second straight home game after winning seven in a row at TD Garden. Both recent losses occurred while the team wore their new mostly brown "varsity jerseys" featuring bright yellow numbers, trim, and helmets, which they debuted on Thursday.
Swayman started in net after being pulled during Boston’s lopsided home loss to Montreal on Thursday, marking the team's first home defeat since Oct. 5. He made 19 saves in the loss.
The Wild won the first meeting of the season 4-1 at home on Oct. 3, where Kaprizov scored two goals. The teams entered Saturday tied with the NHL’s second-best goal differential of plus-24, trailing only Carolina.
Minnesota will host Nashville on Tuesday night, while Boston closes its four-game homestand on Tuesday against Los Angeles.
Y.Giroux--PP
