National Hockey League
Boston 4, Minnesota 3
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 22, 2022
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: T.J. Luxmore, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Dan Kelly
Attendance: 17850

Taylor Hall ripped home a one-time feed from David Pastrnak with 10.2 seconds left in overtime as the host Boston Bruins downed the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.

Hall led the Bruins offensively with three points (one goal, two assists), while David Krejci (two assists) and Pastrnak (one goal, one assist) had two apiece.

Nick Foligno and Hampus Lindholm also scored, and Linus Ullmark made 24 saves as Boston earned its second straight win beyond regulation. Ullmark improved to 4-0-0 this season.

Boston's 3-1 lead was spoiled as Massachusetts native Matt Boldy and Minnesota captain Jared Spurgeon scored consecutive goals.

Spurgeon's backhand goal with 4:31 left in regulation tied the score. He became the ninth player and first defenseman in Wild history to log 100 career goals.

Spurgeon (one goal, one assist) and Mats Zuccarello (two assists) led Minnesota with multi-point efforts.

Brandon Duhaime also scored and Marc-Andre Fleury made 39 saves for the Wild. Eight of Fleury's saves came in overtime as Boston had one partial and one full power play.

The Wild struck quickly as a turnover on a zone entry allowed Duhaime to sprint ahead and beat Ullmark five-hole on a short-handed breakaway at 1:55.

At the 3:12 mark, Foligno ripped in a game-tying wrist shot from the left circle following Hall's short pass.

The Bruins took their first lead at 12:45 as Pastrnak buried a rebound in front for his fourth goal of the season and 30th at home since the start of the 2021-22 season. Hall set it up by driving down the wing and putting a backhander on Fleury.

Lindholm gave Boston a two-goal lead 6:41 into the second period. After his initial point shot was blocked, Lindholm slid into the left circle and ripped home a wrister.

Matt Grzelcyk and Craig Smith recorded their 100th and 400th NHL points, respectively, with assists on Lindholm's goal.

Minnesota closed within 3-2 when Boldy redirected Zuccarello's shot on the power play with 4:02 left in the middle frame.

Boldy looked to tie the game at 5:45 of the third, but video review showed a distinct kicking motion near the crease. During the first half of the period, the Wild couldn't capitalize on two separate 5-on-3 opportunities of 14 and 57 seconds in length.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Boston
Jared Spurgeon 2 Points Taylor Hall 3
Jared Spurgeon 1 Goals Taylor Hall 1
Mats Zuccarello 2 Assists Taylor Hall 2
Matt Boldy 1 Power Play Goals Taylor Hall 1
Brandon Duhaime 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Marc-Andre Fleury .907 Save Percentage Linus Ullmark .889
Marc-Andre Fleury 39 Saves Linus Ullmark 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 27 3 1-5 4-5 10 23
Boston 43 4 1-5 4-5 10 36
Upcoming Games
  • Boston will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Bruins have a W/L % of .750 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Montreal. The Wild have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .333 after a loss.