How to Watch Boston Bruins vs. Minnesota Wild: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 12-19-2023

The Boston Bruins (19-5-5) host the Minnesota Wild (12-13-4) at TD Garden on Tuesday, December 19 at 7:00 PM ET on NESN, BSN, BSWIX, and ESPN+, with each team heading into the game following a loss. The Bruins are coming off a 2-1 overtime defeat to the New York Rangers, while the Wild were beaten by the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in their last game.

Bruins vs. Wild Game Info

• Game Day: Tuesday, December 19, 2023
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Bruins and Wild Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Bruins Insights

• The Bruins’ 92 total goals (3.2 per game) make them the 18th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Bruins have given up 73 total goals (2.5 per game), ranking second in league action for the fewest goals against.
• Their goal differential (+19) makes them fifth-best in the league.
• The 22 power-play goals the Bruins have scored this season (on 91 power-play chances) rank 12th in the NHL.
• The Bruins rank eighth in the league with a 24.18% power-play conversion rate.
• The Bruins kill 88.29% of opponent power plays, the best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Bruins win 50.5% of their faceoffs to rank 14th in the NHL.
• The Bruins shoot 10.2% as a team (15th in the league).
• The Bruins have secured two shutouts this season. Their skaters average 17.9 hits and 15.7 blocked shots per game.

Bruins Key Players

• One of Boston’s top offensive players this season is David Pastrnak, who has recorded 41 points in 29 games.
• Having scored 12 goals and adding 14 assists, Brad Marchand is a strong contributor for Boston through 29 games.
• On 55 shots (for 10 goals) and 10 assists, Charlie Coyle has recorded 20 points this season.
• In 15 games played this season, Linus Ullmark (10-4-1) has allowed 41 goals.

Bruins Injuries

Charlie McAvoy: Undisclosed (Out),

Pavel Zacha: Upper Body (Out),

Derek Forbort: Undisclosed (Out),

Milan Lucic: Personal (Out)

Wild Insights

• The Wild’s 86 goals on the season (3.0 per game) rank them 26th in the league.
• The Wild’s total of 93 goals conceded (3.2 per game) is 14th in the NHL.
• They have the 21st-ranked goal differential in the league at -7.
• With 16 power-play goals (on 98 chances), the Wild are 23rd in the NHL.
• The Wild score on 16.33% of their power plays, No. 24 in the NHL.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Wild have two.
• The Wild’s have the 31st-ranked penalty kill percentage (72.38%).
• The Wild win 45.1% of faceoffs, 32nd-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 9.8%, the Wild are 19th in the league.
• This season, the Wild have shut out their opponents twice.

Wild Key Players

• Mats Zuccarello’s 28 points make him a vital offensive option for Minnesota. He has put up six goals and 22 assists in 28 games.
• Kirill Kaprizov is one of the top contributors for Minnesota with 25 total points (0.9 per game), with eight goals and 17 assists in 29 games.
• Joel Eriksson Ek has 21 points so far, including 14 goals and seven assists.
• Marc-Andre Fleury is 4-5-2 this season, compiling 282 saves and allowing 36 goals (3.3 goals against average) with an .887 save percentage (58th in the league).

Wild Injuries

Caedan Bankier: Undisclosed (Out),

Jonas Brodin: Upper Body (Out),

Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out),

Jared Spurgeon: Lower Body (Questionable),

Michael Milne: Undisclosed (Out)