Wild,1 vs. Bruins, 0

On the back of a solid performance from Niklas Backstrom and a second period powerplay goal from Marek Zidlicky, the Wild shutout the Bruins for the first time this season, as the Bruins lose back to back games in regulation for the first time this season. It's quite the accomplishment for the Wild to shutout the highest scoring team in the NHL in the Bruins, but the whole time that I'm watching the game, I'm biting my lip just waiting for the Bruins to tie up the game. It would've been great if the Wild would've gotten that insurance goal, but because of Backstrom, they didn't need it. The first and third period were kind of mirrors of each other in that Boston practically dominated the play, but because of three consecutive powerplay opportunities for the Wild in the second period, the Wild were able to score and take the lead.

Notes:

• Boogaard was sidelined for the second game with an 'upper body' injury
• Pouliot was back in the lineup because Stephane Veilleux is sick (something must be going around), so the only healthy scratch was Eric Reitz
• Western Conference All-Star reserves will be announced today, 11:00am CT
  

UP NEXT: Thursday at Philadelphia, 6:00pm CT