Wild at Bruins: West's top team meets a hot Boston club

Minnesota arrives at TD Garden at 14-3-4 with 32 points, first in the Western Conference. The Wild are 9-3-2 on the road and have won four of their last five. They also took the only meeting this season. Jesper Wallstedt starts in goal with a 1.94 GAA and a .925 save percentage over 18 games.

Boston is 13-5-1 and fifth in the East, and it has won four straight after a loss. The Bruins are 8-2-0 at home. Jeremy Swayman starts with a 2.43 GAA and a .913 save percentage in 14 games.

Chirp's Sim, run 10,000 times, gives the Wild a slight edge at 53%, with Boston at 47%. It points to Wallstedt's .925 against Swayman's .913 and Minnesota's 4-1 run. The most likely final is Wild 4, Bruins 3.