Boston visits Minnesota after shootout victory

Boston Bruins (2-0, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (1-0, in the Central Division)

Saint Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT

LINE: Wild -194, Bruins +157; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the Minnesota Wild after the Bruins knocked off the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in overtime.

Minnesota went 46-24-12 overall and 26-11-9 at home a season ago. The Wild scored 65 power-play goals last season on 258 chances for a 25.2% success rate.

Boston went 45-27-10 overall and 18-17-9 in road games a season ago. The Bruins committed 4.5 penalties per game and served 11.9 penalty minutes per game last season.

INJURIES: Wild: Filip Gustavsson: out (hip), Brock Faber: out (skull).

Bruins: Matthew Poitras: out (lower-body).

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