Minnesota Wild vs. Boston Bruins: Game 1 Recap

Wild win 4-3! Once again had some issues holding on to the 3 goal lead, but they pulled it off.

Hockey Wilderness' Three Stars of the Game:
3. Marc Savard (2 goals, 6 shots, +2 on the night)
2. Niklas Backstrom (34 saves)
1. Erik Belanger (2 goals)

GAME RECAP

Scoring Summary       
1st Period
Boston    8:03, Phil Kessel 2 (Patrice Bergeron, Marco Sturm)     
Minnesota    18:32, Eric Belanger 1 (power play) (Colton Gillies, Kim Johnsson)     
2nd Period
Minnesota    4:01, Marc-Andre Bergeron 1 (power play) (Mikko Koivu, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)     
Minnesota    10:19, Antti Miettinen 1 (Andrew Brunette, Mikko Koivu)     
Minnesota    12:28, Eric Belanger 2 (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Owen Nolan)     
3rd Period
Boston    11:51, Marc Savard 2 (Michael Ryder, P.J. Axelsson)     
Boston    18:22, Marc Savard 3 (Michael Ryder, P.J. Axelsson)
Penalty Summary
1st Period
Minnesota     high sticking - 2 min     3:06, B. Burns
Boston     high sticking - 2 min     9:22, M. Stuart
Boston     holding - 2 min     17:01, M. Stuart
2nd Period
Boston     high sticking - 2 min     2:08, D. Krejci
Minnesota     holding - 2 min     15:17, J. Sheppard
3rd Period
Minnesota     roughing - 2 min     16:50, O. Nolan
Minnesota     slashing - 2 min     16:50, O. Nolan
Boston     cross check - 2 min     16:50, Z. Chara
Boston     roughing - 2 min     16:50, Z. Chara
Minnesota     puck over glass - 2 min     19:44, S. Veilleux

Shots on Goal
Boston: 14-11-12 for 37
Minnesota: 9-12-5 for 26

Power Play Conversions
Boston: 0/2
Minnesota: 2/3

Look for links and complete recap in the morning. Night all!