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Kaprizov scores twice as Wild beat Lightning 5-3

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Minnesota Wild: Game Highlights

Joel Eriksson Ek, Matt Boldy and Brock Faber also scored for the Wild, who have won six of their last seven.

Brayden Point, Jake Guentzel and Nick Paul scored for the Lightning, who snapped a four-game win streak. Victor Hedman had two assists and Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 17 saves.

With the score tied 2-2 in the third period, the puck bounced off Kaprizov and into the net after Marco Rossi threw a point shot into the crease with 5:23 remaining.

Boldy pushed the lead to 4-2 with an empty-netter 2:20 later, before Paul got the Lightning back within one with 2:26 to go. Kaprizov sealed the win with an empty-netter with 29 seconds remaining, giving him a team-leading 21 points on the season.

Takeaways Lightning: Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper opted to pull Vasilevskiy with more than 3 minutes left, and Boldy promptly scored to pad the Wild lead.

Wild: It was Minnesota’s first home game since Oct. 12. After going 5-1-1 on a season-long seven-game road trip, the Wild beat the Lightning for the second time in eight days.

Key moment With 12:48 left in the second period, Rossi briefly appeared to give the Wild a 2-1 lead. However, Rossi had the wrong puck. Another puck had inadvertently ended up behind Tampa Bay’s net. After firing a shot off the end boards, Rossi scooped up the second puck while Tampa Bay skated the opposite direction with the correct one. After a brief review, the score remained tied.

Key stat Tampa Bay outshot Minnesota 30-22, including 15-6 in the first period. The Wild also blocked 18 shots.

Up Next The Lightning visit Winnipeg on Sunday and the Wild host Toronto.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 19:15 Brayden Point Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (8), Brandon Hagel (7)
Goal 2nd Period 0:47 Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (14), Mats Zuccarello (5)
Goal 3rd Period 2:41 Brock Faber Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Middleton (6), Jakub Lauko (2)
Goal 3rd Period 6:23 Jake Guentzel Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (9), Nikita Kucherov (9)
Goal 3rd Period 14:37 Kirill Kaprizov Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Marco Rossi (6), Mats Zuccarello (6)
Goal 3rd Period 16:57 Matt Boldy Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 17:34 Nick Paul Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McDonagh (4), Erik Cernak (4)
Goal 3rd Period 19:31 Kirill Kaprizov Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Frederick Gaudreau (2)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 18
11 Hits 22
3 Takeaways 5
30 Shots 22
2 Power Play Goals 0
4 Power Play Opportunities 2
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 25
53.7 Faceoff Win Percent 46.3
7 Giveaways 14
3 Total Penalties 5
9 Penalty Minutes 13

Game Information

Xcel Energy Center

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,104 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 2 6 28 13
Florida 1 9 25 12
Tampa Bay 2 7 24 11
Buffalo 1 9 23 11
Boston 3 9 23 10
Detroit 2 10 20 9
Ottawa 1 11 19 9
Montreal 2 11 16 7

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 0 4 36 18
Minnesota 4 4 30 13
Dallas 0 7 26 13
Colorado 0 10 24 12
St. Louis 1 12 21 10
Utah 3 10 19 8
Nashville 3 12 17 7
Chicago 2 12 16 7
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