BOS 1–4 MIN Final · L
Bruins/Schedule/Recap Sat, Oct 3, 2026 · 2026-27 regular season
Boston Bruins
BOS · 2-1-0
1–4
FinalL
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 2-0-0
1ST2ND3RDT BOS 1806013127 MIN 0621529430 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Bruins trail the season series 0–1 ·Next: Mon, Oct 5 vs OTT
BOS 2-1-0 · MIN 2-0-0 · First meeting this season — the Bruins trail the season series 0–1 · Next: Mon vs OTT

Bruins fell to the Wild

The Bruins were outchanced (3.3 to 2.5 expected goals) and lost 1–4. Michael DiPietro stopped 1.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.

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★ NHL first starJesper Wallstedt MIN · G · #30 SV% .963 · 26 saves

Who had the better chances

The Wild created the better chances: 3.3 expected goals to 2.5, on 30 and 27 shots on goal.

BOS 2.5 xG · 27 shots MIN 3.3 xG · 30 shots
0
1
2
3
1st 0.5 · 0.7
2nd · the swing 0.8 · 2.0
3rd 1.2 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Bruins win 37.
BOS 37%MIN 63%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 6 penalties
← Bruins shoot this way Wild shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Mark Kastelic, Connor Clifton · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
2nd period
PEN
03:15 Ryan Hartman· Delaying game puck over glass
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
05:14 Casey Mittelstadt· Interference
Kaprizov scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
06:11 Kirill Kaprizov PP
Maxim Shabanov, Joel Eriksson Ek · Power play (Mittelstadt, interference) · snap shot, a great chance (27%)
PEN
10:21 Nikita Zadorov· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
10:29 Connor Clifton· Tripping
Hughes scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3
12:28 Quinn Hughes PPGWG
Bobby Brink, Ryan Hartman · Power play (Clifton, tripping) · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
3rd period
4
Michael McCarron, Quinn Hughes · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
PEN
08:49 Daemon Hunt· Delaying game
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:26 Jared Spurgeon· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
5
18:59 Kirill Kaprizov EN
Unassisted · backhand shot off the rush, into an empty net

NHL three stars

the league's pick
Goaltending
+1.5
vs expected
26/29 saves · 3 GA · 4.5 xGA Stopped 1.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+1.5
vs expected
26/27 saves · 1 GA · 2.5 xGA Stopped 1.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team BOSMIN
Shots on goal
27
30
Expected goals
2.5
3.3
Hits
16
14
Blocks
13
11
Faceoffs
52%
48%
Power play
0/3
2/3
Penalty minutes
6
6
The Bruins went 0-for-3 on the power play and allowed 2 on 3 Wild power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers
ForwardsGAP+/−PIMSHitsBlkTOIShiftsFO%PPGGVTKxG
88David PastrnakD. PastrnakRW0000052121:0220—0200.5
10JJ PeterkaJ. PeterkaRW0000020020:3820—0200.3
18Pavel ZachaP. ZachaC0000010019:272054%0000.1
39Morgan GeekieM. GeekieC0000013018:4518—0200.2
11Casey MittelstadtC. MittelstadtC000−1210117:1818—0110.1
28Elias LindholmE. LindholmC0000020016:562370%0100.1
93Fraser MintenF. MintenC000−1030014:28189%0100.2
44James HagensJ. HagensC000−1031013:4316—0000.5
92Marat KhusnutdinovM. KhusnutdinovC000−1010012:4318—0100.2
47Mark KastelicM. KastelicC011−1010110:591333%0200.0
52Sean KuralyS. KuralyC0000030110:361362%0100.0
84Tanner JeannotT. JeannotLW1010011008:1013—0200.1
DefenseGAP+/−PIMSHitsBlkTOIShiftsFO%PPGGVTKxG
27Hampus LindholmH. LindholmD0000002121:3824—0000.0
6Mason LohreiM. LohreiD000−1000021:0023—0210.1
17Will BorgenW. BorgenD0000003319:2123—0000.0
75Connor CliftonC. CliftonD0110200118:0623—0310.0
45Jonathan AspirotJ. AspirotD0000011216:3618—0100.1
91Nikita ZadorovN. ZadorovD0000223215:4523—0210.1
GoaliesSavesSAGASv%EVPPSHTOIGSGSAx
30Michael DiPietroM. DiPietroG26293.89721/224/61/157:53✓+1.5
EV / PP / SH = saves on shots at even strength, on the opponent's power play, and shorthanded. GS = started. A dash means the stat isn't on file for that player or game. Showing the short set. Tap "All columns" to scroll through every stat inside this card.

Last night's Cap Challenge

3 squads played
RO
PointsRyan Otto
4 pts · $33.0M
RO
HitsRyan Otto
13 hits · $25.2M
RO
GoaliesRyan Otto
51 saves · $7.5M
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