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).