US EditionEriksson Ek Has Goal and 2 Assists as Wild Score 3 in 3rd Period to Beat Kraken 4-1
Marcus Johansson's third-period goal and Filip Gustavsson's 23 saves led Minnesota Wild to a 4-1 win despite losing four key players to injury, officials said.
- In Seattle on Monday, Minnesota Wild beat the Kraken 4-1, ending a lengthy western road trip.
- Battling lineup disruptions, Minnesota lost Mats Zuccarello, Jake Middleton, Matt Boldy and Nico Sturm, leaving just 10 forwards and using an all-Russian top line with Danila Yurov centering Kirill Kaprizov and Vladimir Tarasenko.
- The deciding play came when Marcus Johansson, Minnesota forward, redirected a Joel Eriksson Ek pass, and Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 shots as Kaprizov and Tarasenko scored late goals.
- The Wild open a four-game homestand starting Thursday when the Dallas Stars visit Grand Casino Arena, while Seattle has dropped five straight and Philipp Grubauer finished with 25 saves.
- Minnesota dressed 11 forwards and seven defensemen, scratching Tyler Pitlick and adding Daemon Hunt after eight games as a healthy scratch, while Yakov Trenin recorded nine hits in the win.
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Wild ride hot third period to win over Kraken
The Minnesota Wild rode a three goal third period to a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Monday evening. Filip Gustavsson was solid in net, saving 23 of the 24 shots he faced between the pipes. Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Johansson, Kirill Kaprizov, and Vladimir Tarasenko each scored a goal. Eriksson Ek added a pair of assists while Matt Boldy, Nico Sturm, Jake Middleton, and Jared Spurgeon added an assist apiece. 12 14 pic.twitter.com/hPInRD…
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Eriksson Ek has goal and 2 assists as Wild score 3 in 3rd period to beat Kraken 4-1
Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild scored three times in the third period to beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1.
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Wild survive slugfest in Seattle
But the two points may prove to be costly for the Wild, who lost forward Mats Zuccarello, defenseman Jake Middleton, forward Matt Boldy and forward Nico Sturm at various times throughout the game.
Wild separate in the third to prolong Kraken losing streak
Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and two assists as the Minnesota Wild defeated the host Seattle Kraken 4-1 Monday night.Marcus Johansson, Kirill Kaprizov and Vladimir Tarasenko also tallied, and goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves for the Wild, who went 2-2-0 on their four-game trip.Jordan Eberle scored for Seattle, which lost its sixth straight (0-5-1). Philipp Grubauer stopped 25 of 27 shots but suffered his first regulation loss of the seas…
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