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Krejci scores shootout winner as Bruins beat Wild LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeST PAUL Minn Sometimes it takes the first extended road trip for a hockey team to start coming together That appears to be the case with the Boston BruinsDavid Krejci scored the shootout winner and rookie goalie Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots to help the Bruins win their fourth straight game 21 over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday nightThe Bruins closed out a perfect fourgame trip by beating the Wild for just the second time in team history despite managing a seasonlow 16 shotsIts one of those things we probably needed with where we were Bruins coach Claude Julien said We were a little frustrated even before that fourgame winning streak This road trip has been good for us and good for the confidence Now its up to us to go back home and bring that in our own building as wellThe way Rask played it likely wouldnt have mattered where Boston was playingThe rookie made his fifth straight start for the Bruins as regular goalie Tim Thomas remains out with an undisclosed injury Rask stopped five shots in overtime including a pointblank chance from Mikko Koivu and three of four shootout chances to improve to 721 this seasonThey ran into a hot goaltender Julien said I think hes one of those franchise goaltenders and were fortunate right now to have two of those guys and it puts us in a position of strengthThe Wild playing without five key players due to injuries and illness still managed to outshoot the Bruins 187 through two periods Brent Burns PierreMarc Bouchard and Petr Sykora are all out with concussions Martin Havlat remains out with a hamstring injury and Antti Miettinen was a late scratch because of an illnessIts just one of those things that weve had to continually deal with Minnesota coach Todd Richards said We had opportunities great opportunities We had a couple swats at pucks where the puck was bouncing and just missed itBoston didnt register its first shot until 630 of the first period but winger Byron Bitz made it count Bitz tipped Derek Morris slap shot past goalie Niklas Backstrom to give the Bruins an early leadWe cant be too happy because we did...