ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild blitzed the Los Angeles Kings with three dreams in a span of honest over three minutes within the first duration and held on to settle 3-1 on Friday evening for their fifth straight victory.
Kirill Kaprizov, Prick Bjugstad and Joel Eriksson Ek scored for the Wild, who ended the Kings’ six-game a hit lag. Minnesota’s closing loss become to the Kings in Los Angeles on Feb. 16. That become Minnesota’s first game support after a two-week layoff due to COVID-19 protocols.
Cam Talbot stopped 27 shots for the Wild, maintaining the Kings scoreless unless Jeff Carter’s purpose gradual within the third duration in his first motion since Feb. 2. Jonathan Quick made 27 saves for the Kings, who were done in by the Wild’s three dreams in a 3: 03 span.
Minnesota struck first on Kaprizov’s fifth of the year, a sprawling wrap-around purpose at 12: 33.
Bjugstad doubled the Wild’s lead lower than two minutes later after Quick misplayed a puck off the backboards. The carom rolled out to Bjugstad alone within the slot, and he buried a backhander for his 100th career purpose.
Barely one other minute had elapsed when Eriksson Ek slammed dwelling his possess rebound for his team-main seventh of the season and a 3-0 Wild lead.
Carter obnoxious the shutout when he crashed the web on a 3-on-2 and muscled the puck previous Talbot for his fourth of the year.
The Wild were taking half in their first dwelling game since Jan. 31. After their season resumed, they done 5 straight video games on the avenue sooner than returning dwelling for a pair of video games against the Kings.
The groups square off again in Minnesota on Saturday evening.
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