MIN 4–1 BOS

Final · W

Wild/Schedule/Recap Sat, Oct 3, 2026 · 2026-27 regular season

Minnesota Wild

MIN · 2-0-0

4–1

FinalW

Boston Bruins

BOS · 2-1-0

1ST2ND3RDT MIN 0621529430 BOS 1806013127 goals · shots on goal

First meeting this season — the Wild lead the season series 1–0 ·Next: Tue, Oct 6 at BUF

MIN 2-0-0 · BOS 2-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Wild lead the season series 1–0 · Next: Tue at BUF

Wild beat the Bruins

The Wild earned it: 3.3 expected goals to 2.5, and a 4–1 win to show for it. Michael DiPietro stopped 1.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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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.

MIN 3.3 xG · 30 shots BOS 2.5 xG · 27 shots

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1

2

3

1st 0.7 · 0.5

2nd · the swing 2.0 · 0.8

3rd 0.6 · 1.2

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 63.

MIN 63%BOS 37%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 6 penalties

← Wild shoot this way Bruins shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

1

01:53

Tanner Jeannot

Mark Kastelic, Connor Clifton · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in

0–1 ▶ Watch ↗

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%)

1–1 ▶ Watch ↗

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%)

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3rd period

4

03:24

Jared Spurgeon

Michael McCarron, Quinn Hughes · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in

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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

4–1 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

Jesper Wallstedt

MIN · G · #30 SV% .963 · 26 savesSV% .963 ★ 2nd star

Quinn Hughes

MIN · D · #43 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A ★ 3rd star

Jonas Brodin

MIN · D · #25 0 G · 0 A · 0 P0G 0A

Goaltending

Jesper Wallstedt

MIN

+1.4

vs expected

26/27 saves · 1 GA · 2.4 xGA Stopped 1.4 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Michael DiPietro

BOS

+1.5

vs expected

26/29 saves · 3 GA · 4.5 xGA Stopped 1.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Team MINBOS

Shots on goal

30

27

Expected goals

3.3

2.5

Hits

14

16

Blocks

11

13

Faceoffs

48%

52%

Power play

2/3

0/3

Penalty minutes

6

6

The Wild went 2-for-3 on the power play and killed all 3 Bruins power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
97Kirill KaprizovK. KaprizovLW	2	0	2	+1	0	3	0	0	18:49	20	50%	1	1	0	0.6
12Matt BoldyM. BoldyLW	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2	1	18:05	18	—	0	1	1	0.8
14Joel Eriksson EkJ. Eriksson EkC	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	17:47	18	42%	0	0	0	0.2
47Michael McCarronM. McCarronC	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	0	16:58	17	78%	0	2	0	0.1
13Yakov TreninY. TreninC	0	0	0	−1	0	4	4	0	15:03	17	—	0	0	0	0.2
49Maxim ShabanovM. ShabanovRW	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	14:55	17	—	0	1	0	0.0
71Nick FolignoN. FolignoLW	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	13:53	13	33%	0	0	0	0.0
20Blake ColemanB. ColemanLW	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	13:34	18	—	0	1	0	0.2
22Danila YurovD. YurovRW	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	12:41	17	50%	0	1	1	0.0
17Marcus FolignoM. FolignoLW	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	12:04	13	—	0	1	1	0.2
38Ryan HartmanR. HartmanRW	0	1	1	−1	2	0	0	2	11:30	16	70%	0	1	0	0.0
10Bobby BrinkB. BrinkRW	0	1	1	−1	0	1	1	1	11:17	15	—	0	1	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
3Olli MaattaO. MaattaD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23:13	24	—	0	4	1	0.2
43Quinn HughesQ. HughesD	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	1	22:23	23	—	1	0	1	0.7
25Jonas BrodinJ. BrodinD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21:39	26	—	0	2	1	0.0
46Jared SpurgeonJ. SpurgeonD	1	0	1	+2	2	1	0	2	20:06	29	—	0	2	0	0.0
24Zach BogosianZ. BogosianD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15:54	20	—	0	1	0	0.0
48Daemon HuntD. HuntD	0	0	0	−1	2	1	0	1	14:09	20	—	0	0	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
30Jesper WallstedtJ. WallstedtG	26	27	1	.963	21/22	5/5	0/0	60:00	✓	+1.4

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
88David PastrnakD. PastrnakRW	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	21:02	20	—	0	2	0	0.5
10JJ PeterkaJ. PeterkaRW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20:38	20	—	0	2	0	0.3
18Pavel ZachaP. ZachaC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19:27	20	54%	0	0	0	0.1
39Morgan GeekieM. GeekieC	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	18:45	18	—	0	2	0	0.2
11Casey MittelstadtC. MittelstadtC	0	0	0	−1	2	1	0	1	17:18	18	—	0	1	1	0.1
28Elias LindholmE. LindholmC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16:56	23	70%	0	1	0	0.1
93Fraser MintenF. MintenC	0	0	0	−1	0	3	0	0	14:28	18	9%	0	1	0	0.2
44James HagensJ. HagensC	0	0	0	−1	0	3	1	0	13:43	16	—	0	0	0	0.5
92Marat KhusnutdinovM. KhusnutdinovC	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	0	12:43	18	—	0	1	0	0.2
47Mark KastelicM. KastelicC	0	1	1	−1	0	1	0	1	10:59	13	33%	0	2	0	0.0
52Sean KuralyS. KuralyC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	10:36	13	62%	0	1	0	0.0
84Tanner JeannotT. JeannotLW	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	08:10	13	—	0	2	0	0.1

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
27Hampus LindholmH. LindholmD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	21:38	24	—	0	0	0	0.0
6Mason LohreiM. LohreiD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	21:00	23	—	0	2	1	0.1
17Will BorgenW. BorgenD	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	19:21	23	—	0	0	0	0.0
75Connor CliftonC. CliftonD	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	18:06	23	—	0	3	1	0.0
45Jonathan AspirotJ. AspirotD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	16:36	18	—	0	1	0	0.1
91Nikita ZadorovN. ZadorovD	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	15:45	23	—	0	2	1	0.1

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
30Michael DiPietroM. DiPietroG	26	29	3	.897	21/22	4/6	1/1	57:53	✓	+1.5

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Last night's Cap Challenge

3 squads played

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PointsRyan Otto

4 pts · $33.0M

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HitsRyan Otto

13 hits · $25.2M

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51 saves · $7.5M

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