ST. PAUL, Minn. _ The Wild were seconds away from extending their win streak to a season-high three games, but instead their momentum was halted with a late-game collapse to the Bruins that ended as a 5-4 overtime loss Saturday at TD Garden.
Defenseman Torey Krug capped off Boston's comeback with an end-to-end rush that he buried five-hole on goalie Alex Stalock at 2 minutes, 41 seconds into the extra period, this after the Bruins scored twice in the waning seconds to tie it at 4.
Winger Kevin Fiala put the Wild up, 4-2, at 5:19 of the third when his drive to the net caromed off of Krug's stick and behind goalie Tuukka Rask.
But the Bruins erased that deficit in just 48 seconds on a pair of goals by center David Krejci.
Krejci's first goal came at 18:05 and then he capitalized on a bad-angle shot at 18:53 on the power play _ just the third of the game for the Bruins, which had blanked during its previous two tries.
The hectic finish was a far cry from the steady start by the Wild.
At 8:53 of the first, the Wild opened the scoring on the power play when winger Jason Zucker backhanded in a rebound. The goal was Zucker's third and fourth point in the last three games.
Overall, the Wild put 15 shots on net in the period and goalie Alex Stalock was sharp at the other end. He made 10 saves, including one on a 3-on-0 rush by the Bruins _ getting a glove on a shot by defenseman Charlie McAvoy.
Early in the second, the Bruins tied it at 1 on a deflection by winger Jake DeBrusk at 4:14.
Only two minutes later, the Wild regained the lead when the rebound off a Jared Spurgeon shot caromed off the outside of center Victor Rask's right skate and rolled into the net.
The Wild then went on a four-minute advantage after Boston defenseman Zdeno Chara high-sticked Zucker, who drew three penalties in the game.
During the ensuing power play, center Eric Staal tipped a Ryan Suter shot on net and then whacked in the rebound at 14:26. The Wild ended up 2 for 7.
With four seconds left in the period, the Bruins pulled within a goal when winger Brad Marchand sent a bounce off the end boards five-hole on Stalock.
When they returned for the third, the Wild didn't initially sag _ instead growing their lead before eventually the team let its grip on the game loosen.
