By Syndicated Content
Apr 8, 2021 2:31 AM
Kevin Fiala scored his first career hat trick and also had an assist as the Minnesota Wild snapped Colorado s 15-game point streak with an 8-3 victory on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.
Wild rookie Kirill Kaprizov added two goals and an assist. Luke Johnson, Ryan Hartman and Joel Eriksson Ek also scored goals and Jared Spurgeon and Victor Rask each had three assists for Minnesota, which moved within two points of the second-place Vegas Golden Knights in the West Division.
The eight-goal game was the fifth in Wild history, matching the franchise record. Minnesota s Cam Talbot made 29 saves to improve to 6-1-1 in his last eight starts.
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