Wild Score 3 Goals In Third To Beat Coyotes 4-1
Nick Bonino and Kevin Fiala scored in a three-goal third period and the surging Minnesota Wild beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 on Sunday.
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Nick Bonino and Kevin Fiala scored in a three-goal third period and the surging Minnesota Wild beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 on Sunday.
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.
Tyler Pitlick scored twice, Conor Garland had a goal and an assist, and the Arizona Coyotes rallied to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 Saturday night.
Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist, Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 24 shots and the Minnesota Wild jumped on the Arizona Coyotes early in a 5-1 victory Friday night.
The Golden Knights erased a third-period, two-goal deficit to earn the victory in a matchup between the West Division's top two teams.
After giving up three early goals in a 3-1 loss to Minnesota on Friday night, the Kings came out with much more energy and dominated the pace of play early.
The Minnesota Wild blitzed the Los Angeles Kings with three goals in a span of just over three minutes in the first period and held on to win 3-1 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.
The Minnesota Wild will expand the number of people they have in the stands during games this weekend.
Joel Eriksson Ek, Victor Rask and Mats Zuccarello also scored for the Wild, who swept a two-game set against the Ducks.
Jonathan Quick made 28 saves, Jaret Anderson-Dolan had a goal and an assist, and the Kings beat the Wild 4-0 Tuesday night.
The Minnesota Wild are set to play Tuesday night after two weeks without a game due to COVID-19.
Longtime Minnesota Wild center and team captain Mikko Koivu announced his retirement from the NHL Tuesday morning.
The NHL announced Monday two additional Minnesota Wild games will be postponed because of the league's COVID-19 protocols.
The NHL announced Wednesday evening that Minnesota Wild games will be postponed until at least Feb. 9.
Philipp Grubauer stopped 27 shots to lead the short-handed Colorado Avalanche to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.
Jonas Brodin scored 18 seconds into overtime, giving the depleted Minnesota Wild a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night.
Kirill Kaprizov scored the second goal of his rookie season to cap Minnesota's three-goal first period and the Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 on Thursday night.
Brent Burns' goal with 1:48 remaining snapped a tie and led the San Jose Sharks to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night.
John Gibson made 33 saves in his 20th career shutout, and Nicolas Deslauriers scored early in the third period of the Anaheim Ducks' 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night.
The Minnesota Wild won only two games last season when trailing after two periods. They have already equaled that total during the first week of the season.
The Minnesota Wild signed forward Marcus Foligno to a three-year, $9.3 million contract extension on Tuesday, coming off the best season of his NHL career.
"You can definitely see his skill level. You can see he's got a knack for scoring," Zach Parise said after the team's first practice on Monday. "He's going to be an exciting player for us for a long time."
Jared Spurgeon, who's beginning his 11th season in the NHL, will replace Mikko Koivu as team captain, who signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets after 15 years with Minnesota.
For all the precision and production that Kirk Cousins has displayed with the Minnesota Vikings, the lack of late-game rallies have left them and their fans wanting more from their highly paid and scrutinized quarterback.
The NHL won't take it outside and open 2021 with the Winter Classic in Minnesota but still hopes to get the hockey season going around the start of the new year.
