US EditionKaprizov Scores on Late OT Power Play to Left Wild Past Golden Knights, 3
The Minnesota Wild won a close Western Conference game against the Vegas Golden Knights, both teams having similar records entering the contest.
- On Sunday, Kirill Kaprizov scored on a power play at 4:50 of overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Saint Paul, their first meeting this season.
- Minnesota entered the game 8-7-4 overall and 5-3-3 at home, while Vegas Golden Knights came in 8-4-5 overall and 4-1-2 on the road with higher penalty averages and 2.8 goals allowed per game.
- Goaltending mattered as Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves, while Carl Lindbom had 24 and remains without a win as a starter, in the 3-2 Wild victory.
- The victory moved the Minnesota Wild to 9-7-4 overall and 6-1-1 in November, halting a Vegas Golden Knights comeback that echoed their St. Paul playoff meetings.
- They will meet two more times this season, Dec. 29 and March 6 in Las Vegas, and Minnesota closes its five-game homestand Wednesday against the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Kaprizov plays the hero in Wild’s OT win
ST. PAUL — Kirill Kaprizov’s power-play goal in overtime capped a determined Minnesota Wild effort in which they never trailed and held off a valiant comeback push by the Vegas Golden Knights. The Wild gave up a pair of power-play goals but managed to win 3-2 Sunday at Grand Casino Arena, improving to 6-1-1 in what perhaps should be dubbed “better November.” Joel Eriksson Ek and Yakov Trenin scored in the first and second periods, respectively, …
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Kaprizov scores on late OT power play to left Wild past Golden Knights, 3-2
Kirill Kaprizov scored on a one-timer from the right side on a power play at 4:50 of overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night.
Wild and Golden Knights face off in Western Conference play
Vegas Golden Knights (8-4-5, in the Pacific Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (8-7-4, in the Central Division) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild and the Vegas Golden Knights hit the ice in Western Conference action.
Kirill Kaprizov's OT game-winner lifts Wild over Golden Knights
Kirill Kaprizov scored the winning goal with 9.7 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday evening in Saint Paul, Minn. Mats Zuccarello set up the game-winner and finished with two assists for Minnesota, which won for the fourth time in its past five games. Joel Eriksson Ek and Yakov Trenin added one goal apiece. Pavel Dorofeyev and Reilly Smith each scored a goal for Vegas, whi…
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