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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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“We’ve tried to keep guys up,” he added. “Falling behind wasn’t something we wanted to do, but certainly coming back makes at least this night feel better, and should give us some confidence moving forward.”
Jonathan Quick made 24 saves and Jaret Anderson-Dolan scored an early goal for the Kings. Doughty, Moore and Kale Clague had two assists apiece.
“We weren’t ready to back down,” Clague said. “I’m really happy for everyone to get back own the winning track, and I know we all just want to carry that over into the weekend.”
Ilya Lyubushkin scored his first NHL goal and Lawson Crouse had a goal and an assist for the Coyotes, who lost for only the second time in eight games after playing well in the first two periods at Staples Center, where they won 5-2 on Monday.
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