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The Boston Bruins can thank goaltender Niklas Svedberg for their 3-2 overtime win over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center.   While the Bruins' Loui Eriksson provided the game-winning goal in OT, Svedberg finished with 35 saves to help Boston snap a three-game losing streak. Starting his first game since Dec. 2 (a span of five games), Svedberg was outstanding and made many timely saves, as No. 1 goalie Tuukka Rask was given the night off since the Bruins had back-to-back games.
With the Bruins holding a 2-1 lead after the first period, Minnesota generated 20 shots in the second period and Svedberg turned away every one of them. The Wild's game-tying goal came on a fluke bounce that gave Svedberg no chance. Fortunately for Svedberg, his teammates picked him up and finished with a win. The Bruins are now 2-4-2 in their last eight games and head to Winnipeg to face the Jets on Friday night. Welcome back: After missing the past 11 games with a lower-body injury, Bruins forward David Krejci returned to the lineup and was reunited with linemates Milan Lucic and Seth Griffith. Krejci logged 18:22 of ice time and played well for someone who's missed a total of 20 games this season. In fact, it was the first time since Oct. 23 that both Krejci and defenseman Zdeno Chara have been in the lineup at the same time. Krejci made a couple of costly turnovers, but overall he was decent. Hi Carl: Playing through a 15-game goal drought, Bruins forward Carl Soderberg finally scored, giving Boston a 1-0 lead at 5:06 of the first period. A scrum ensued in front of the Minnesota net when Soderberg pumped in the loose puck. He had another quality scoring chance in the waning minutes of the first period, but his shot rang off the crossbar. Soderberg assisted on Eriksson's game-winning tally in OT. Huge kill: With the Bruins holding a 2-1 lead in the second period, Boston had two men in the box as Minnesota had a golden opportunity to tie the game. The Wild's two-man advantage lasted for 1:13 but the Bruins killed it off and stifled Minnesota's momentum.
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