Bruins 5–2 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Mar 18, 2023)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐻 BOS

Brad Marchand

3 A

1 shots · 16:38 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

David Pastrnak

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 15:56 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Patrice Bergeron

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 15:54 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Marcus Johansson Go-ahead 1st · 09:45

Assists: Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek · beat Linus Ullmark

0–1

🐻 Jake DeBrusk Tying 1st · 18:38

Assists: Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand · beat Filip Gustavsson

1–1

2nd period

🐻 David Pastrnak PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:43

Assists: Hampus Lindholm, Brad Marchand · beat Filip Gustavsson

2–1

🐻 David Krejci 2nd · 14:03

Assists: Pavel Zacha, David Pastrnak · beat Filip Gustavsson

3–1

3rd period

🌲 Oskar Sundqvist PP 3rd · 07:17

Assists: Frederick Gaudreau, Marcus Johansson · beat Linus Ullmark

3–2

🐻 Patrice Bergeron 3rd · 12:22

Assists: Brad Marchand · beat Filip Gustavsson

4–2

🐻 Trent Frederic Empty net 3rd · 18:03

Assists: Charlie Coyle

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Coyle · Pastrnak 16:38

L2 Bertuzzi · DeBrusk · Bergeron 15:48

L3 Krejci · Frederic · Zacha 13:42

L4 Nosek · Lauko · Hathaway 11:29

D1 Orlov · Lindholm 21:40

D2 McAvoy · Clifton 19:44

D3 Carlo · Grzelcyk 17:26

🌲Wild

L1 Boldy · Eriksson Ek · Zuccarello 21:17

L2 Johansson · Gaudreau · Hartman 16:22

L3 Sundqvist · Steel · Walker 11:34

L4 Shaw · Dewar · Reaves 9:16

D1 Klingberg · Spurgeon 24:08

D2 Goligoski · Dumba 20:32

D3 Addison · Merrill 13:14

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS MIN🌲

38 Shots on goal 31

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

29 Hits 16

12 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 6

6 Giveaways 9

12 Penalty minutes 10

BOS shooting 13.2% (5/38) MIN shooting 6.5% (2/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Linus Ullmark

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌲Wild

Filip Gustavsson

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 58:25 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

BOS MIN

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 14-2-3 (74% win rate, 19 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 13-8-4 (52% win rate, 25 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 7-0-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-7 (12% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 2–0

Oct 222022 🌲MIN @ 🐻BOS 3–4 OT Mar 162022 🐻BOS @ 🌲MIN 2–4 Jan 62022 🌲MIN @ 🐻BOS 3–2 Feb 12020 🐻BOS @ 🌲MIN 6–1 Nov 232019 🌲MIN @ 🐻BOS 4–5 OT

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Who won Bruins vs Wild on March 18, 2023?

Bruins won 5–2. The final score was Bruins 5, Wild 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

David Krejci, David Pastrnak, Jake DeBrusk, Patrice Bergeron, Trent Frederic.

Who scored for Wild?

Marcus Johansson, Oskar Sundqvist.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Filip Gustavsson made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Wild season series?

Bruins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeMar 16 🐻BOS @ ✈️WPG 3–0 AfterMar 19 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 7–0

🌲 Wild

BeforeMar 15 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 8–5 AfterMar 19 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 3–5

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