Thursday's Wild-Boston game recap

A quick look at Thursday night's game as the Wild returned to the ice.

January 7, 2022 at 3:01AM

STAR TRIBUNE'S THREE STARS

1. Matt Boldy, Wild: The rookie from the Boston area scored the game-winning goal in his NHL debut.

2. Kaapo Kahkonen, Wild: The goalie made a season-high 36 saves and improved to 5-1-1 over his past eight games (seven starts).

3. Jonas Brodin, Wild: The defenseman had two assists in his return to the lineup after missing the Winter Classic with COVID-19.

BY THE NUMBERS

1 Assist by Wild rookie Connor Dewar, his first career point.

2 Goals by the Wild in the first period, the second time this season the team has scored twice on the power play in a period.

25:45 Ice time for Ryan Hartman, a career high that's the most by a Wild forward since Mikko Koivu played 26:13 at San Jose on Dec.12, 2013.

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Sarah McLellan

Minnesota Wild and NHL

Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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