Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild
· National Hockey LeagueKaprizov scores twice as Wild beat Lightning 5-3
Joel Eriksson Ek, Matt Boldy and Brock Faber also scored for the Wild, who have won six of their last seven.
Brayden Point, Jake Guentzel and Nick Paul scored for the Lightning, who snapped a four-game win streak. Victor Hedman had two assists and Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 17 saves.
With the score tied 2-2 in the third period, the puck bounced off Kaprizov and into the net after Marco Rossi threw a point shot into the crease with 5:23 remaining.
Boldy pushed the lead to 4-2 with an empty-netter 2:20 later, before Paul got the Lightning back within one with 2:26 to go. Kaprizov sealed the win with an empty-netter with 29 seconds remaining, giving him a team-leading 21 points on the season.
Wild: It was Minnesota’s first home game since Oct. 12. After going 5-1-1 on a season-long seven-game road trip, the Wild beat the Lightning for the second time in eight days.
MIN wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 19:15 | Brayden Point Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (8), Brandon Hagel (7) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 0:47 | Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (14), Mats Zuccarello (5) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 2:41 | Brock Faber Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Middleton (6), Jakub Lauko (2) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 6:23 | Jake Guentzel Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (9), Nikita Kucherov (9) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 14:37 | Kirill Kaprizov Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Marco Rossi (6), Mats Zuccarello (6) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 16:57 | Matt Boldy Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none | |
Goal | 3rd Period 17:34 | Nick Paul Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McDonagh (4), Erik Cernak (4) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:31 | Kirill Kaprizov Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Frederick Gaudreau (2) |
Statistics
TB | MIN | |
---|---|---|
10 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
11 | Hits | 22 |
3 | Takeaways | 5 |
30 | Shots | 22 |
2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
29 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
53.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 46.3 |
7 | Giveaways | 14 |
3 | Total Penalties | 5 |
9 | Penalty Minutes | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,104 | Capacity:
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,104 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Toronto | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Boston | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Montreal | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 15 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
Minnesota | 10 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
Dallas | 9 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
Colorado | 9 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
Utah | 7 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
St. Louis | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
Chicago | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Nashville | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |