It was Arvidsson’s 21st goal of the season, and his second point of the night. It also marked another two-point showing for Pastrnak; he has five points in the last two games.
“You can look at the standings – that’s going to make you focus up and dial in. Every single play matters now, especially the game keeps coming,” Pastrnak said. “We have to remain focused and make it hard for the other team, because when we play like that and try to frustrate the other team, usually most of the time, we come out on top.”
Kirill Kaprizov got the Wild on the board, 3-1, with a wrist shot at 14:46 to close out the second period.
Elias Lindholm widened the gap for the Bruins to open the third. H. Lindholm – who picked up his second point of the game – rocketed one from the top of the zone. Lukas Reichel poked the rebound loose and over to E. Lindholm in the crease, who knocked it in for the 4-1 lift at 3:48. It was E. Lindholm’s 15th tally of the year – and third in four games.
A power-play goal from Mats Zuccarello at 7:57 pulled Minnesota within two, 4-2, before Ryan Hartman batted one in to make it 4-3 at 13:44.
Zacha’s second of the night earned a 5-3 scoreline at 16:50. The center tipped in Mittelstadt’s shot, finishing a cumulative seven-point showing from the second line. E. Lindholm’s empty-net wrister at 19:26 brought the contest to its final 6-3 standing, and marked his second of the game, too.
“We have a lot of hard teams to play for the next nine games, and there’s going to be some pushes in the game,” Zacha said. “That’s what a mature team does – they’re able to kind of respond. They have one, two bad shifts, but then go right back to what was successful for them before. If we keep doing that, we’re going to be winning more games than losing.”
The Bruins are back in action on Sunday when they face the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena for the second game of a back-to-back.
“Hopefully, we can use that momentum into tomorrow,” said Peeke, the former Blue Jacket. “They’re right in the race, too. It’s a big matchup for both teams, and it’s exciting. That’s what makes this part of the year fun – being in that hunt. Every game feels like a playoff game, and that’s really exciting.”
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