7 p.m. ET on Thursday, National Hockey League returns to ESPN on linear television with the Minnesota Wild (19-10-2) taking on the Boston Bruins (16-10-2) at TD Garden in Boston, where Bob Wischusen will call play-by-play with Brian Boucher as analyst and AJ Mleczko as reporter. Studio coverage for both games on Thursday will be hosted by Linda Cohn with Mark Messier as analyst.