"Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist for the Wild, who improved to 16-3-2 since Nov. 1, including 10-0-2 at home. Ryan Hartman had a goal and two assists, Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist and Jared Spurgeon also scored for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson made 29 saves, improving to 6-1-1 with a 1.84 goals-against average and .931 save percentage in his past eight starts."
"Playing his first game with the Wild after being acquired in a blockbuster trade with Vancouver on Friday, Hughes took a drop pass from Hartman in the opening minute of the third period and put a low wrist shot between Swayman's pads to make it 4-0. Hughes, who led all defensemen with 92 points in 2023-24, was paired with Brock Faber on Minnesota's top blue-line pair and quarterbacked the first power-play unit. Faber had two assists."
"Spurgeon scored his first goal in 30 games when his wrist shot found its way through traffic for a power-play tally midway through the first period for a 1-0 lead. Midway through the second period, Kaprizov doubled the Wild lead thanks to a fortuitous carom. Boldy's shot was deflected by a defenseman but quickly ricocheted off the end boards to Kaprizov who tucked the puck past Swayman at the right post."
The Minnesota Wild beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 in St. Paul. Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals and added an assist, reaching 20 goals for the season. Quinn Hughes scored in his first game with Minnesota after being acquired from Vancouver and quarterbacked the top power play alongside Brock Faber. Ryan Hartman recorded a goal and two assists, Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist, and Jared Spurgeon scored on the power play. Filip Gustavsson made 29 saves and improved his recent record and goaltending numbers. Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves for Boston. The Bruins will host Utah on Tuesday and the Wild will host Washington on Tuesday.
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