NHL

Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Final
5 - 0

Gustavsson makes 19 saves, Wild beat Penguins 5-0 for 4th straight victory

Matt Boldy tallies goal vs. Penguins

The Wild have three shutouts in their last six games and have eight victories and only one regulation loss in 10 games in November. Pittsburgh played its first game since beating Nashville on Sunday in Sweden to split Global Series games.

Gustavsson has recently formed a formidable goaltending tandem with fellow Swede Jesper Wallstedt, the backup who had consecutive shutouts against Calgary and Anaheim and made a career-high 42 saves Wednesday night at home in a shootout victory over Carolina.

Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov each had a goal and an assist and Marcus Johansson also scored. The Wild led 3-0 11:42 in.

Boldy opened the scoring at 3:57, the 11th straight game Minnesota has scored first. He gained control in the slot and calmly moved the puck around goalie Arturs Silovs.

Eriksson Ek scored on a power-play tip at 9:39 with 14 seconds left on Blake Lizotte's double minor for high-sticking Jake Middleton. Marcus Johansson made it 3-0 with 8:18 left in the period on a one-timer from the right circle.

Kirill Kaprizov added his 12th of the season — and chased Silovs — with another tip at 1:09 of the second. Sergei Murashov took over in goal, stopping nine of 10 shots in his third NHL appearance. Silovs faced 10 shots.

Boldy added his second of the game and 13th of the season on a tip with 2:14 left in the second. On Wednesday against Carolina, Boldy scored in regulation and had the lone goal in the tiebreaker. He has eight goals in eight games after scoring once in the previous 10.

Up next Wild: At Winnipeg on Sunday.

Penguins: Host Seattle on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:57 Matt Boldy Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Brock Faber (7), Joel Eriksson Ek (11)
Goal 1st Period 9:39 Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Zeev Buium (8), Matt Boldy (12)
Goal 1st Period 11:42 Marcus Johansson Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Jonas Brodin (4), Brock Faber (8)
Goal 2nd Period 1:09 Kirill Kaprizov Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Jake Middleton (3), Mats Zuccarello (6)
Goal 2nd Period 17:46 Matt Boldy Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (14)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 13
20 Hits 9
7 Takeaways 5
21 Shots 19
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 27
47.1 Faceoff Win Percent 52.9
18 Giveaways 22
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 6
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rickard Rakell, RW Injured Reserve Dec 3
Noel Acciari, C Injured Reserve Dec 3
Justin Brazeau, RW Injured Reserve Dec 3
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24
Jack St. Ivany, D Injured Reserve Nov 24
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Marco Rossi, C Injured Reserve Dec 4
Marcus Foligno, LW Injured Reserve Nov 28
Vinnie Hinostroza, C Injured Reserve Nov 25

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 17,527 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 6 2 46 20
Dallas 5 5 43 19
Minnesota 5 9 35 15
Utah 3 13 31 14
Chicago 6 10 30 12
Winnipeg 1 13 29 14
St. Louis 7 12 27 10
Nashville 4 14 24 10

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 3 9 37 17
Carolina 2 8 36 17
NY Islanders 3 10 35 16
Pittsburgh 5 7 33 14
Philadelphia 3 8 33 15
New Jersey 1 12 33 16
NY Rangers 3 12 33 15
Columbus 6 9 32 13
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