Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild
· National Hockey LeagueSpurgeon scores in OT to give Wild 3-2 win over Predators
Kirill Kaprizov and Declan Chisholm also scored for the Wild, who are 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Filip Gustavsson stopped 25 shots.
Fedor Svechkov and Ryan O’Reilly scored and Roman Josi had two assists for the Predators, who have lost four in a row — the last three in overtime. Juuse Saros had 25 saves.
Spurgeon, who scored twice in Friday's win against Chicago, took a pass from Kaprizov in the slot and fired a high wrist shot that beat Saros for his third of the season.
Wild: For the second time in two nights, the Wild struggled to put away one of the bottom-dwellers in the Central Division. But they ran their record to 5-1-2 when tied after two periods and got just their second overtime win in six chances this season.
MIN leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 18:57 | Declan Chisholm Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Frederick Gaudreau (9) | |
Goal | 1st Period 19:39 | Fedor Svechkov Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Luke Evangelista (8), Roman Josi (14) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 2:29 | Ryan O'Reilly Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Steven Stamkos (6), Roman Josi (15) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 8:24 | Kirill Kaprizov Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Marco Rossi (12), Jared Spurgeon (7) | |
Goal | 4th Period 1:00 | Jared Spurgeon Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (23), Joel Eriksson Ek (8) |
Statistics
NSH | MIN | |
---|---|---|
8 | Blocked Shots | 21 |
30 | Hits | 22 |
4 | Takeaways | 5 |
27 | Shots | 28 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
23 | Faceoffs Won | 21 |
52.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.7 |
21 | Giveaways | 18 |
4 | Total Penalties | 4 |
11 | Penalty Minutes | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 19,064 | Capacity:
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 19,064 | Capacity:
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 28 | 12 | 58 | 2 |
Minnesota | 26 | 11 | 56 | 4 |
Dallas | 25 | 13 | 51 | 1 |
Colorado | 25 | 15 | 51 | 1 |
St. Louis | 19 | 19 | 42 | 4 |
Utah | 17 | 15 | 41 | 7 |
Nashville | 13 | 21 | 33 | 7 |
Chicago | 13 | 25 | 28 | 2 |