Wild vs Bruins Final: 3-1 - Recap

Wild vs Bruins Final: 3-1 - Recap

Minnesota got a 35-save performance from Jose Theodore as the Wild handed Boston a 3-1 loss on Thursday at TD Garden.

Minnesota was an underdog by +180 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.

Martin Havlat, Mikko Koivu, and Cal Clutterbuck each scored for the Wild in the victory. Havlat opened the scoring for Minnesota, finding the back of the net at 4:45 of the second period. The goal was assisted by Patrick O'Sullivan.

Jose Theodore stopped 35 of 36 Boston shots in the victory.

Steve Kampfer scored for the Bruins, finding the net behind Jose Theodore.

Tuukka Rask stopped 31 of 33 shots for the Bruins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Minnesota went 1-for-2, while the Bruins were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 36-34.

Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For Boston, they head on the road to face Montreal.