3 takeaways from the Bruins’ 3-0 win over the Wild

Jaroslav Halak stopped 26 shots in Thursday's victory at Minnesota. –AP PhotoGame 81, with neither team having anything to play for, was as boring as ice as it seemed it would be on paper.

The Bruins, fresh off clinching home ice for their first-round matchup with the Maple Leafs two nights ago, did just enough to get by the Wild in Minnesota, 3-0. Joakim Nordstrom kicked things off with his second-period tally, while David Pastrnak and Zach Senyshyn added goals in the waning minutes and Jaroslav Halak posted a 26-save shutout.

“I thought the second period was one of our better periods in a long time in terms of puck possession in the offensive zone. We did a real good job of getting to their…