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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Boston 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Jean Hebert, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 17956
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Boston 1102
Minnesota 2024
Periods:
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1
Boston   Minnesota
  0:00 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  0:28 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Charlie McAvoy.
  0:42 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Charlie Coyle.
Tomas Nosek shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 1:20  
  1:21 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Jake DeBrusk.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 1:29  
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 1:39  
  1:41 Brandon Duhaime hits Connor Clifton.
  1:49 Matt Dumba hits Erik Haula.
Giveaway by Taylor Hall. 2:09  
Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Kevin Fiala. 2:11  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 2:12  
  2:36 Giveaway by Kevin Fiala.
Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Kevin Fiala. 2:57  
  2:58 Matt Boldy shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  3:31 Jordan Greenway hits Connor Clifton.
  3:41 Shot by Marcus Foligno misses the net
  3:45 Shot by Jon Merrill misses the net
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Jon Merrill. 3:50  
  4:02 Matt Dumba hits Craig Smith.
  4:03 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Mike Reilly hits Brandon Duhaime. 4:55  
  5:15 Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Erik Haula.
Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 5:29  
Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 5:32  
  5:33 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
Brandon Carlo penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kevin Fiala. 5:40  
Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 5:40  
Derek Forbort hits Matt Boldy. 6:02  
  6:12 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
  6:19 Giveaway by Kevin Fiala.
  6:25 Jonas Brodin blocks shot from Brad Marchand.
  6:48 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  6:49 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno.
  6:55 Kirill Kaprizov scores a power play goal. Assisted by Alex Goligoski Assisted by Ryan Hartman.
  6:55 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  7:28 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Brandon Carlo.
  8:14 Kirill Kaprizov hits Derek Forbort.
  8:19 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Tomas Nosek hits Dmitry Kulikov. 8:27  
Mike Reilly blocks shot from Brandon Duhaime. 8:45  
  8:48 Tyson Jost hits Craig Smith.
Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. 8:50  
  8:52 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Trent Frederic penalty for fighting against Brandon Duhaime - 5 mins (Major). 8:54  
  8:54 Brandon Duhaime penalty for fighting against Trent Frederic - 5 mins (Major).
  8:54 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  9:01 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
Nick Foligno hits Kevin Fiala. 9:16  
  9:24 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  9:37 Marcus Foligno hits Matt Grzelcyk.
  9:38 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Erik Haula penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jordan Greenway. 9:41  
Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 9:41  
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 9:51  
  10:01 Kirill Kaprizov shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  10:16 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net 10:21  
  10:44 Shot by Mats Zuccarello misses the net
Jake DeBrusk blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 10:58  
  11:04 Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 11:36  
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 12:03  
  12:16 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Brandon Carlo hits Marcus Foligno. 12:48  
  13:10 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Brandon Carlo.
  13:31 Tyson Jost hits Derek Forbort.
Shot by Charlie McAvoy misses the net 13:57  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 13:59  
Giveaway by Mike Reilly. 14:06  
  14:28 Kirill Kaprizov scores. Assisted by Mats Zuccarello and Jared Spurgeon.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 14:28  
  14:49 Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk.
Derek Forbort blocks shot from Jared Spurgeon. 15:36  
Anton Blidh hits Tyson Jost. 16:07  
  16:21 Dmitry Kulikov blocks shot from Curtis Lazar.
Charlie McAvoy hits Tyson Jost. 16:34  
Brandon Carlo hits Brandon Duhaime. 16:44  
  16:53 Kirill Kaprizov blocks shot from Brandon Carlo.
Craig Smith scores. Assisted by Trent Frederic and Brandon Carlo. 16:59  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 16:59  
  17:17 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
  17:26 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  18:04 Jordan Greenway penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor Clifton.
  18:04 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Brad Marchand.
  18:34 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 19:24  
  19:49 Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Jake DeBrusk.
  19:51 Marcus Foligno wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Shot by Erik Haula misses the net 19:59  
2
Boston   Minnesota
  0:00 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Derek Forbort hits Jordan Greenway. 0:14  
  0:47 Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net
Derek Forbort hits Jordan Greenway. 0:55  
Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 1:00  
  1:15 Kirill Kaprizov penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brad Marchand.
  1:15 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  1:33 Takeaway by Matt Dumba.
  1:38 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Brad Marchand scores a power play goal. Assisted by Charlie Coyle and Charlie McAvoy. 1:49  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 1:49  
Curtis Lazar hits Frederick Gaudreau. 2:14  
  2:18 Shot by Matt Boldy misses the net
  2:24 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  2:27 Takeaway by Matt Boldy.
  2:57 Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov.
Shot by Derek Forbort misses the net 3:06  
Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 3:14  
Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 3:37  
  3:43 Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 3:46  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 4:45  
Takeaway by Curtis Lazar. 5:03  
  5:46 Jordan Greenway hits Connor Clifton.
  6:04 Shot by Jordan Greenway misses the net
  6:27 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Tomas Nosek.
  6:32 Matt Dumba hits Brad Marchand.
Brad Marchand wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 6:34  
Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net 6:49  
Charlie McAvoy hits Frederick Gaudreau. 7:05  
  7:09 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  7:15 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Tomas Nosek.
Mike Reilly blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 7:23  
  7:24 Mats Zuccarello hits Mike Reilly.
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Alex Goligoski. 7:50  
  8:14 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Craig Smith penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mats Zuccarello. 8:18  
Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 8:18  
  9:12 Giveaway by Kevin Fiala.
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 9:16  
  9:17 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Nick Foligno.
Shot by Anton Blidh misses the net 9:58  
Charlie McAvoy hits Mats Zuccarello. 10:03  
  10:28 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Craig Smith blocks shot from Nick Bjugstad. 10:31  
  10:42 Takeaway by Brandon Duhaime.
  10:52 Brandon Duhaime hits Charlie Coyle.
  11:10 Dmitry Kulikov shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  11:11 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  11:18 Shot by Jonas Brodin misses the net
  11:39 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Charlie McAvoy.
Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 11:42  
  11:48 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 11:51  
Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 12:17  
  12:43 Matt Dumba hits Tomas Nosek.
Giveaway by Tomas Nosek. 12:47  
Taylor Hall wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 12:52  
  12:58 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 13:30  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 13:31  
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 13:40  
Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net 13:45  
Derek Forbort hits Nick Bjugstad. 14:07  
  14:33 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Curtis Lazar.
Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 15:46  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 15:47  
Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 16:02  
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 16:24  
Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 16:25  
  16:44 Nick Bjugstad shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  17:01 Brandon Duhaime hits Brandon Carlo.
  17:27 Shot by Kirill Kaprizov misses the net
Anton Blidh hits Ryan Hartman. 17:46  
  18:10 Jon Merrill blocks shot from Anton Blidh.
Takeaway by Derek Forbort. 18:20  
  19:24 Jordan Greenway hits Derek Forbort.
Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 19:37  
  19:55 Jordan Greenway hits Brad Marchand.
  19:57 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 19:58  
3
Boston   Minnesota
  0:00 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Craig Smith hits Jordan Greenway. 0:13  
Trent Frederic blocks shot from Jon Merrill. 0:35  
Charlie Coyle hits Kirill Kaprizov. 0:46  
  1:03 Marcus Foligno hits Charlie Coyle.
  1:21 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  1:27 Jonas Brodin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 1:28  
  2:17 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Brad Marchand blocks shot from Matt Boldy. 2:20  
Shot by Nick Foligno misses the net 3:38  
  3:39 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  3:49 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  3:50 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Matt Dumba. 3:52  
Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 4:06  
  4:19 Joel Eriksson Ek hits Craig Smith.
  4:26 Joel Eriksson Ek shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  4:27 Mats Zuccarello wins the faceoff against Tomas Nosek.
  4:53 Takeaway by Kirill Kaprizov.
Brandon Carlo blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello. 5:08  
  5:12 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Nick Foligno wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 5:13  
Nick Foligno shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 6:09  
Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 6:20  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 6:24  
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 6:31  
Charlie McAvoy hits Brandon Duhaime. 6:41  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 6:56  
Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 6:57  
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 7:02  
  7:03 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Tomas Nosek.
  7:34 Shot by Marcus Foligno misses the net
  7:43 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  7:44 Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  7:53 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  7:56 Jordan Greenway scores. Assisted by Joel Eriksson Ek. Assisted by Jared Spurgeon.
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 7:56  
Shot by Mike Reilly misses the net 8:07  
  8:08 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  8:16 Brandon Duhaime shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Nick Foligno wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 8:17  
Curtis Lazar hits Jon Merrill. 8:23  
  8:25 Ryan Hartman shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  8:26 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  8:31 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  9:04 Takeaway by Ryan Hartman.
  9:07 Matt Dumba shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  9:40 Kevin Fiala shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Matt Grzelcyk hits Matt Boldy. 9:46  
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 9:51  
  10:06 Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
  10:28 Marcus Foligno shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek. 10:30  
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 11:28  
Derek Forbort blocks shot from Nick Bjugstad. 11:57  
  12:02 Nick Bjugstad hits Charlie Coyle.
  12:30 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  12:53 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  13:02 Takeaway by Matt Boldy.
  13:28 Giveaway by Cam Talbot.
Nick Foligno hits Matt Boldy. 13:44  
  13:58 Joel Eriksson Ek blocks shot from Connor Clifton.
Connor Clifton hits Joel Eriksson Ek. 14:19  
  14:20 Shot by Joel Eriksson Ek misses the net
  14:31 Matt Dumba blocks shot from Brad Marchand.
Mike Reilly blocks shot from Jonas Brodin. 14:43  
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Kirill Kaprizov. 14:52  
Charlie McAvoy hits Kirill Kaprizov. 14:54  
  14:55 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  15:00 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Craig Smith hits Jon Merrill. 15:06  
  15:13 Tyson Jost hits Charlie Coyle.
Craig Smith penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jon Merrill. 15:38  
  15:38 Jon Merrill penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Craig Smith.
  15:38 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against Taylor Hall.
  15:48 Joel Eriksson Ek wins the faceoff against David Pastrnak.
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Joel Eriksson Ek. 15:59  
  16:19 Matt Dumba blocks shot from David Pastrnak.
  17:12 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  17:16 Jared Spurgeon shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  17:17 Ryan Hartman wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Alex Goligoski. 17:22  
Giveaway by David Pastrnak. 17:57  
  18:08 Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov.
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 18:12  
  18:25 Shot by Matt Dumba misses the net
  19:02 Matt Dumba hits Taylor Hall.
  19:06 Matt Dumba hits Taylor Hall.
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Cam Talbot. 19:08  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Ryan Hartman. 19:09  
  19:15 Ryan Hartman blocks shot from Charlie Coyle.
  19:53 Takeaway by Ryan Hartman.
  19:55 Ryan Hartman scores on an empty net.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 19:55