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Minnesota Wild (24-26-20-2) At Boston Bruins (36-16-14-7), 7:30 P.m.

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The Northeast Division-leading Boston Bruins try to stretch their unbeaten streak to seven games tonight when they invite the Minnesota Wild to FleetCenter.

Boston, 5-0-1 in its last six tries, tops the division standings with 93 points -- three ahead of both Ottawa and Toronto. The Bruins trail East- leading Tampa Bay by two points, and are one back of second-place Philadelphia.

On Tuesday, Travis Green scored a pair of power-play goals, including the winner late in the third period, lifting the Bruins to a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in a key Northeast Division game at Air Canada Centre.

Andrew Raycroft made 22 saves for the Bruins, who won their fourth straight game and moved to 14-2-4-3 in the last 23 contests.

On the injury front, left wing Sergei Samsonov could play tonight after missing 15 of the last 16 games with a rib injury.

Boston, 3-0-1 in its last four home games, kicks off a five-game set tonight and will host Tampa Bay on Saturday.

Minnesota, meanwhile, is 3-0-3 in its last six games, but its spurt is too little, too late. The Wild are currently 10 points out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 10 games remaining.

On Tuesday, Marian Gaborik registered his second hat trick of the season and added a pair of assists for a five-point night, leading the Wild to a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Xcel Energy Center.

Marc Chouinard and Rickard Wallin also scored for Minnesota, which has won two straight. Dwayne Roloson made 36 saves in the victory.

The hat trick gives Gaborik, who missed the start of the campaign due to contract issues, just 14 goals this season after he tallied 30 last year. Gaborik's other hat trick this season came against New Jersey on February 17.

The Wild, 1-3-4 in their last eight road games, will visit the NY Islanders on Friday.

Minnesota has won all four meetings with Boston, outscoring the B's by an 18-6 margin.

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