Saturday's Wild-Boston game recap

A quick look at Saturday's game.

March 18, 2023 at 10:47PM
Boston Bruins defenseman Connor Clifton (75) shoves Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek (14) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, March 18, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn. Boston won 5-2. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
Bruins defenseman Connor Clifton shoved Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek during the third period Sunday. (Stacy Bengs, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

STAR TRIBUNE'S THREE STARS

1. Patrice Bergeron, Bruins: The center had a goal and assist.

2. Brad Marchand, Bruins: The winger assisted on three goals.

3. Marcus Johansson, Wild: The winger scored and assisted on Oskar Sundqvist's goal in the third period.

BY THE NUMBERS

0 Points for the Wild for the first time in 15 games.

2 Successful coach's challenges by Boston to overturn a first-period Wild goal from Matt Dumba and a second-period tally by Matt Boldy.

5 Points for Johansson over his past four contests.

ADVERTISEMENT
about the writer

about the writer

Sarah McLellan

Minnesota Wild and NHL

Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

See Moreicon

More from Wild

See More
card image
Nathan Denette/Canadian Press

The Wild ended Toronto’s seven-game home winning streak despite missing five regulars.

card image
card image