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It only took one goal to beat the Arizona Coyotes in their last game. The Minnesota Wild scored four, but they had already won as soon as Kirill Kaprizov found a way past Adin Hill.
Things had started off so well for the Arizona Coyotes. They looked decent in the first period, not establishing their game but playing a solid road game. But when Minnesota started applying the pressure in the second, things started to fell apart.
Arizona made things extremely difficult for themselves when they started taking penalties in the second period. They had gotten called for one in the first period, but the second period went to another level.
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Kaprizov gets hat trick, Talbot shutout as Wild beat Coyotes
By BRIAN HALLMarch 13, 2021 GMT
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Rookie Kirill Kaprizov recorded his first NHL hat trick and Cam Talbot made 25 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Minnesota Wild beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-0 on Friday night.
Kaprizov snapped the scoreless tie 5:47 into the third period and added his second goal just over two minutes later for his first multi-goal game. He scored his third in the final seconds after Jonas Brodin added an empty-net goal.
Kaprizov has four goals in the last two games and 10 this season. The 23-year-old leads all NHL rookies in scoring this season and has helped transform the usual defensive-minded Wild into one of the league’s most dynamic teams.
Kaprizov nets first hat trick in Wild win
Rookie Kirill Kaprizov recorded his first NHL hat trick and Cam Talbot made 25 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Minnesota Wild beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-0 on Friday night.
The Canadian Press Kirill Kaprizov , The Canadian Press
ST. PAUL, Minn. Rookie Kirill Kaprizov recorded his first NHL hat trick and Cam Talbot made 25 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Minnesota Wild beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-0 on Friday night.
Kaprizov snapped the scoreless tie 5:47 into the third period and added his second goal just over two minutes later for his first multi-goal game. He scored his third in the final seconds after Jonas Brodin added an empty-net goal.