Kaprizov scores in OT as Wild beat Ducks
Kirill Kaprizov scored 27 seconds into overtime to send the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. Kirill Kaprizov scored 17 seconds into overtime to send the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
Kaprizov, the rookie sensation with 27 goals this season, snapped a quick shot that was stopped by Anaheim goalie John Gibson, but drove the net and found the puck on a rebound and easily scored with Gibson unable to recover.
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May 7, 2021 11:50 PM
ST. PAUL, MN (AP) – Kirill Kaprizov scored 17 seconds into overtime to send the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
Kaprizov, the rookie sensation with 27 goals this season, snapped a quick shot that was stopped by Anaheim goalie John Gibson, but drove the net and found the puck on a rebound and easily scored with Gibson unable to recover.
”He’s a special player,” said teammate Joel Eriksson Ek, who was on the ice as Kaprizov scored. ”Every time he gets the puck, you can feel it in the arena. It’s amazing the things he does. He’s just creating all the time, and it doesn’t really matter who’s close to him. He can create a lot and he’s been really good for us.”
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One last time.
For the final time of the 2021 regular season, the Minnesota Wild will drop the puck at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday night when it hosts the Anaheim Ducks.
Minnesota has been one of the most successful teams on home ice this season, with a 20-5-2 record at Xcel Energy Center. Only Carolina, Pittsburgh and the New York Islanders have had better success on home ice.
Minnesota continued its winning ways on home ice Friday night, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in overtime. We ve been playing some pretty intense hockey, Wild coach Dean Evason said. I think it s natural [to have a lull] but I also think we should have been able to recognize it and gear it up and again, we praised our group. Tonight, we didn t respond properly. Tomorrow, we need to.
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Postgame Hat Trick: Wild 4, Ducks 3 (OT)
Kaprizov s winner 17 seconds into overtime delivers extra point for Wild in penultimate home game of regular season by Dan Myers @mnwildscribe / Wild.com
On Tuesday night, the Wild scored a 4-3 overtime victory over the Anaheim Ducks at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
1. Not pretty, but effective.
It has been a marathon homestand for the Wild, who played its sixth consecutive game at Xcel Energy Center on Friday night. The first five have come against teams headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including each of the last two against the West Division s top team, the Vegas Golden Knights.