In Boston, the Bruins’ Brad Marchand scored with 66 seconds left in regulation on Tuesday to tie the Minnesota Wild, 3-3, and force an extra session.,
Kirill Kaprizov, who had a double on the night, scored at 2:54 of the extra session for a 4-3 win to the Wild.
“I think we’ve definitely played well, but of course, it’s great to get the win,” Kaprizov said. “I think Boston might be in first place, so to get a win against them is unbelievable, and we’re going to continue the momentum.”
Marc-Andre Fleury made 40 saves in the win.
Minnesota improved to 13-13-4.
“It was a little bit of a heavyweight fight,” Wild coach John Hynes said. “I thought both teams were physical. It was a hard game. I thought both goaltenders played very well. We had some strong pushes, they had some strong pushes, and glad we found a way to win.”
The Wild took a 1-0 lead in the first period on a power play goal from Marcus Johansson at 7:44.
David Pastrnak tied it, 1-1, at 11:29.
“I’m not frustrated, I had plenty of looks. It’s a positive for me. If I get the looks, that means I’m doing something right,” Pastrnak said. “[The] NHL is the best league in the world. You have good goaltenders, especially a guy like Fleury. … I could’ve ended the game a couple times, I didn’t. He made a save, kept them in it. Credit to them, but that’s definitely a game we should’ve [won].”
Pastrnak then hit for a double with one second left on the first period clock for a 2-1 lead to Boston headed to the middle frame.
“I don’t like the plays in the slot that we’re giving up, and I don’t like the rebound chances that we’re giving up,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. “There’s areas that we got to clean up, but I do like the way we responded. I liked our compete level. Our execution, offensively and defensively, needs to get better.”
After a scoreless middle frame. Kaprizov knotted the game, 2-2 with his first of the night at 13:12 of the third period.
Boston dropped to 19-5-6.
“When we’re getting north and getting in behind guys, we’re dominating,” Boston’s John Beecher. said. “And then as soon as we get away from it, it ends up in our net, so just kind of [puts the] onus on us players, and we just [have] to be better.”
Minnesota reclaimed the lead at 15:10 off a marker from Ryan Hartman.
“We trust in every single guy on our bench, especially our top guys,” Hartman said. “They compete with any guys in overtime, and obviously ‘Flower’ with an amazing game.” 
Linus Ullmark made 27 saves in the loss.
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