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Johansson scores 2, Boldy has goal and assist in Wild's 5-2 win to snap Stars' 11-game point streak
Marcus Johansson scored twice, Matt Boldy had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 5-2.
The Boston Bruins (19-13-0) and Minnesota Wild (18-9-5) meet Sunday in St. Paul, Minnesota. The opening faceoff from Grand Casino Arena is at 6 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NHL odds around the Bruins vs. Wild odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Matt Boldy had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild ended the Dallas Stars’ 11-game point streak with a 5-2 win at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday.
At 17-9-5, the Wild are tied for the fourth-most points (39) in the NHL. But.because Colorado (51 points) and Dallas (47 points) have been so dominant, they're still a long way back in the stacked Central Division.
Minnesota came out on top with a 3-2 victory over the Senators with a makeshift lineup due to the blockbuster trade and injuries.
The Vancouver Canucks made a huge decision on Friday by trading team captain Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild. In exchange for their now-former leader, the Canucks received three former first-round picks in Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium and Liam Ohgren, as well as the Wild’s 2026 first-round pick.
Wild's potent penalty kill and Kaprizov's scoring milestones meet Boldy's streak in a crucial clash as they wrap up their road trip in Seattle.
Thursday was Minnesota's first regulation win over Dallas since Nov. 18, 2021. The Stars had been 10-0-5 in their 15 games against the Wild.
Marat Khusnutdinov is back in Minnesota for the first time since getting traded to Boston in March. The 23-year-old forward was a second-round pick for the Wild in the 2020 NHL Draft, and he played a cumulative 73 games for the team over two seasons.
Buium has a lot of promise, and Rossi is a solid player, but they don't measure up to Hughes. The American, who will likely be a core piece of Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics in February, was voted the best defenseman in the NHL in 2023-24 and finished third in the Norris Trophy voting last year.
The Wild will be a different team with Quinn Hughes on their roster, but the Canucks' also received a substantial return in the trade.