Wild at Bruins preview: Can Boston get back on track?

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“Hopefully, a good lesson,” said Bruins coach Marco Sturm, whose team fell into a 5-0 hole before showing some life late in the game. “There was nothing going on. I thought David…

The Bruins were humiliated in a 5-2 loss to the rival Canadiens on home ice Thursday, the first time Boston had allowed five goals in a contest.

“Hopefully, a good lesson,” said Bruins coach Marco Sturm, whose team fell into a 5-0 hole before showing some life late in the game. “There was nothing going on. I thought David [Pastrnak’s] line was the only line [generating offense] early on. ... But overall, it was just very, very flat.”

The Bruins will be looking for a bounce-back performance from goaltender Jeremy Swayman, who allowed four goals on 17 shots before Michael DiPietro entered in relief. It was the first time Sturm had pulled his starting goalie early this season.

“You never want to [get pulled] and you care so much, especially when you’re feeling good, which I was,” Swayman said. “Whatever it takes for us to get that push is what we needed.”

Minnesota comes to Causeway Street scorching hot. The Wild are unbeaten in their last 10 games (8-0-2), and winners of seven straight on the road.

Stat of the day: Elias Lindholm has recorded a point in each of his last five games (three goals, three assists).

Notes: Millis’ Matt Boldy has 10 goals this season, fresh off potting his sixth career hat trick Thursday against the Maple Leafs. ... Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 17 goals. ... Defenseman Brock Faber, who scored a career-best 51 points last season and won a gold medal with the US Olympic team, will make his season debut against the Bruins. ... Faber suffered a skull fracture after being hit with a deflected puck in the ear during a preseason contest on Sept. 25. ... Top-line pivot Joel Eriksson Ek did not return to the Wild’s win on Thursday after absorbing a high hit, but he will be in the lineup in Boston. ... The Wild won the first meeting between the teams on Oct. 3.

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