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Bruins Continue Excellence on Home Ice
Pavel Zacha and Elias Lindholm each scored twice while Jeremy Swayman made 32 saves, helping the Bruins maintain their wild-card spot and deny the Wild a playoff berth.
- On Saturday, the Boston Bruins defeated the Minnesota Wild 6-3, with Pavel Zacha and Elias Lindholm each scoring two goals to prevent Minnesota from clinching a playoff spot.
- Currently battling Montreal for third place in the Atlantic Division, Boston has won 15 of its last 17 home games, solidifying the Bruins' hold on their first wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.
- Goaltender Jeremy Swayman made 32 saves to anchor the victory, while David Pastrnak extended his season-high point streak to 12 games with two assists; Andrew Peeke and Viktor Arvidsson also contributed goals.
- Minnesota goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped 25 shots but failed to pick up his 100th career victory as the Wild attempted a late comeback with goals from Ryan Hartman and Mats Zuccarello.
- The Bruins travel to Columbus to face the Blue Jackets on Sunday in another critical matchup, while the Wild return home to host Vancouver on Thursday.
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Heading into one of their longer breaks of the season, the Minnesota Wild looked like a team in need of a breather on Saturday. They fell behind early in Boston, and could never fully dig their way out of the hole, falling 6-3 to the Bruins at TD Garden. Trailing 3-0 and 4-1 at various points, the Wild pushed back with goals by Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello and Ryan Hartman, but fell to 1-2 on their three-game road trip. They have the next fo…
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Pavel Zacha scores twice as Bruins beat Minnesota 6-3, spoiling Wild's chance to clinch playoff spot
Pavel Zacha and Elias Lindholm scored two goals each, leading the Boston Bruins past Minnesota 6-3 and spoiling the Wild’s chance to clinch a playoff spot.
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right9Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution35% Center, 34% Right
Bias Distribution
- 35% of the sources are Center, 34% of the sources lean Right
35% Center
L 31%
C 35%
R 34%
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