Gustavsson makes 28 saves, Wild shut out Bruins to end 3-game skid

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Filip Gustavsson stopped all 28 shots he faced for the Minnesota Wild in a 1-0 win against the Boston Bruins at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday.

It was Gustavsson’s fourth shutout this season and 10th in the NHL.

“Yeah, we had a tough loss to the Red Wings at home (3-2 on Feb. 25), and then we played horrible for two games there on the road and get back here and get a dirty 1-0 win," Gustavsson said. "It feels good."

Frederick Gaudreau scored the lone goal for Minnesota (35-22-4), which had lost three straight.

“It was good, coming out of the road trip and taking some lessons out of the last two games,” Wild coach John Hynes said. “We played fairly solid. There wasn’t a ton going on in the game in general, but a good win.”

Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves for Boston (28-26-8), which was coming off a 3-2 win at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday but has lost six of its past seven (1-4-2). David Pastrnak had his 17-game point streak end (33 points; 15 goals, 18 assists).

“It was a tight-checking game. It was hard fought,” Bruins coach Joe Sacco said. “There wasn’t a lot of easy ice out there for either team. I thought our guys showed a real strong effort today, coming off back-to-back games. It’s disappointing. Obviously, we want points right now, and we’ve got to find ways to get it behind the goaltender."

Gaudreau gave the Wild a 1-0 lead at 5:01 of the second period, getting position in front to redirect Marcus Johansson’s wrist shot from the high slot.

The Bruins were without captain Brad Marchand, who left the win at Pittsburgh on Saturday with an upper-body injury after he was hit into the boards in the first period.

“I think both teams played a strong defensive game,” Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo said. “They got one more than we did, but I liked our effort throughout the D-zone. I felt like we were keeping a lot of the plays to the outside and not giving up too many Grade-A chances, so overall that was pretty good. I think we can be a little bit better in transition and create a little bit more offense at times. But the effort was there.

NOTES: Forward Gustav Nyquist had one shot and one hit in 16:57 of ice time in his Wild debut. He was acquired in a trade with the Nashville Predators on Saturday for a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.