Eriksson Ek gets 2 goals as Wild chase Fleury, top Vegas
Joel Eriksson Ek had his second career two-goal game and Kirill Kaprizov scored for Minnesota s league-worst power play, leading the Wild to a 4-3 victory over the West Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. Twice defeated on the road last week by the Vegas Golden Knights, the Minnesota Wild returned home more than ready for their rematches with the West Division leader.
They were so locked in they even scored on their league-worst power play.
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Minnesota Wild s Marcus Foligno (17) passes the puck as Vegas Golden Knights Nicolas Hague (14) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
By Dave Campbell
ST. PAUL, Minn. Joel Eriksson Ek had his second career two-goal game and Kirill Kaprizov scored for Minnesota’s league-worst power play, leading the Wild to a 4-3 victory over the West Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night.
Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 24 shots to win his eighth consecutive start for Minnesota, extending his franchise rookie record despite surrendering a hat trick to Dylan Coghlan for the first three goals of his career. Coghlan scored with 6 minutes left and then with the extra attacker with 2:10 remaining.
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The Vegas Golden Knights lost their second straight game to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday by a final score of 4-3. That came despite a late push in the third period as the Golden Knights scored two goals in the final six minutes to pull within one goal.
All of Vegas’ scoring came courtesy of rookie defenseman Dylan Coghlan, who not only scored his first NHL goal but his first NHL hat trick. It’s the first hat trick by a defenseman in Golden Knights history.
Minnesota, meanwhile, saw two goals from Joel Eriksson Ek.
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