Final
BOS at MIN game report
Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. CT · Grand Casino Arena
Wild beat the Bruins 4–1 in an even game: expected goals were 2.9–2.5 and 12–8 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
- 4Goals1
- 2.49Expected goals2.89
- 1.435-on-5 expected goals1.99
- 12High-danger chances8
- 30Shots on goal27
- 53Shot attempts50
- 385-on-5 shot attempts38
- 2:46Power-play time6:39
5-on-5 shares for MIN: 50.0% of shot attempts, 41.8% of expected goals.
Expected goals leave out shots at an empty net (MIN 1.79, BOS 0.00); they're in the “Other” row of By strength.
Expected goals through the game
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish. Shots at an empty net add no step.
Shot map
By strength
| MIN at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 48:14 | 38–38 | 1.43–1.99 | 1–1 |
| Power play | 2:46 | 9–10 | 0.90–0.89 | 2–0 |
| Shorthanded | 6:39 | 2–0 | 0.16–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 2:21 | 4–2 | 1.79–0.00 | 1–0 |
Read pairs as MIN–BOS. “Power play” means MIN had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael DiPietro BOS | 26/29 | .897 | 2.49 | -0.51 |
| Jesper Wallstedt MIN | 26/27 | .963 | 2.89 | +1.89 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Player ratings
Out of 10, from each player's Game Score (goals, assists, shots, blocks, penalties, faceoffs and 5-on-5 shot and goal differential while on the ice) compared with every NHL game of the last two seasons. 6 is above average, 7 very good, 8 excellent. Goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. ★ = top three of the night. How ratings work
Average ratingWild6.2Bruins5.7
| ★Top three of the night: Quinn HughesDMIN | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22:23 | 47.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Michael McCarronFMIN | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16:58 | 80.0 |
| ★Top three of the night: Kirill KaprizovFMIN | 7.4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18:49 | 28.6 |
| Jesper WallstedtGMIN | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 60:00 | — |
| Maxim ShabanovFMIN | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:55 | 52.9 |
| Tanner JeannotFBOS | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:10 | 57.1 |
| Mark KastelicFBOS | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:59 | 52.9 |
| Jared SpurgeonDMIN | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:06 | 45.2 |
| Connor CliftonDBOS | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:06 | 57.7 |
| Jonas BrodinDMIN | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:39 | 78.9 |
| Marcus FolignoFMIN | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:04 | 73.3 |
| Nick FolignoFMIN | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:53 | 73.3 |
| Bobby BrinkFMIN | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:17 | 43.5 |
| David PastrnakFBOS | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21:02 | 51.7 |
| Sean KuralyFBOS | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:36 | 57.9 |
| Olli MaattaDMIN | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:13 | 66.7 |
| Matt BoldyFMIN | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:05 | 38.1 |
| Fraser MintenFBOS | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:28 | 63.2 |
| Joel Eriksson EkFMIN | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:47 | 36.4 |
| Jonathan AspirotDBOS | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:36 | 53.6 |
| Danila YurovFMIN | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:41 | 56.3 |
| James HagensFBOS | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:43 | 50.0 |
| Nikita ZadorovDBOS | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:45 | 54.5 |
| JJ PeterkaFBOS | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:38 | 51.7 |
| Ryan HartmanFMIN | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:30 | 40.9 |
| Blake ColemanFMIN | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:34 | 50.0 |
| Marat KhusnutdinovFBOS | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:43 | 53.8 |
| Morgan GeekieFBOS | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:45 | 44.4 |
| Michael DiPietroGBOS | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 57:53 | — |
| Yakov TreninFMIN | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:03 | 45.8 |
| Will BorgenDBOS | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:21 | 44.0 |
| Mason LohreiDBOS | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:00 | 50.0 |
| Pavel ZachaFBOS | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:27 | 42.1 |
| Elias LindholmFBOS | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:56 | 33.3 |
| Casey MittelstadtFBOS | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:18 | 42.1 |
| Hampus LindholmDBOS | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:38 | 40.0 |
| Zach BogosianDMIN | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:54 | 39.1 |
| Daemon HuntDMIN | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:09 | 31.8 |
Lines used
Each team's most-used forward lines and defence pairs at 5 on 5, from the NHL's shift charts · time together · shot attempts for–against · expected goals for–against
Wild
Forward lines
- Foligno – Foligno – McCarron9:59 · 11–3 · xG 0.3–0.2
- Coleman – Eriksson Ek – Boldy9:12 · 7–11 · xG 0.4–0.7
- Hartman – Trenin – Brink8:22 · 9–12 · xG 0.3–0.5
- Kaprizov – Yurov – Shabanov7:47 · 2–6 · xG 0.2–0.3
Defence pairs
- Brodin – Maatta15:34 · 11–4 · xG 0.4–0.1
- Spurgeon – Hughes15:30 · 14–16 · xG 0.6–1.0
- Bogosian – Hunt10:10 · 6–11 · xG 0.1–0.4
Bruins
Forward lines
- Zacha – Geekie – Mittelstadt11:38 · 8–9 · xG 0.3–0.4
- Lindholm – Pastrnak – Peterka10:16 · 6–12 · xG 0.2–0.4
- Khusnutdinov – Minten – Hagens8:16 · 6–6 · xG 0.3–0.3
- Kuraly – Jeannot – Kastelic6:38 · 7–6 · xG 0.1–0.1
Defence pairs
- Lindholm – Borgen14:59 · 10–14 · xG 0.6–0.6
- Aspirot – Lohrei14:39 · 12–13 · xG 0.8–0.4
- Clifton – Zadorov14:05 · 12–10 · xG 0.6–0.2
Three stars
- ★J. WallstedtMIN · .963 SV%
- ★★Q. HughesMIN · 1G 1A
- ★★★J. BrodinMIN · 0G 0A
Scoring
Period 1
- 01:53BOS T. Jeannot (from M. Kastelic, C. Clifton)1–0
Period 2
- 06:11MIN K. Kaprizov pp (from M. Shabanov, J. Eriksson Ek)1–1
- 12:28MIN Q. Hughes pp (from B. Brink, R. Hartman)1–2
Period 3
- 03:24MIN J. Spurgeon (from M. McCarron, Q. Hughes)1–3
- 18:59MIN K. Kaprizov1–4