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Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild

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Kaprizov scores late in OT and NHL-leading Wild rally for 3-2 win over Canucks

Kirill Kaprizov tallies OT game-winner

Frederick Gaudreau and Jake Middleton also scored for Minnesota, and Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves. The Wild improved to 17-4-4, giving them an NHL-best 38 points.

Brock Boeser nearly won it for Vancouver on a two-on-none break, but his shot hit the right post. A lively bounce went out to Marco Rossi, who carried the puck into the Canucks zone and fed Kaprizov for a one-timer at the end of a lengthy shift. His 16th goal of the season was his ninth career OT winner.

Quinn Hughes and Jake DeBrusk scored for Vancouver, and Elias Pettersson had two assists. Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves but lost for the first time in 11 road starts.

DeBrusk scored with 41 seconds left in the second period for a 2-1 lead, but Middleton tied it less than two minutes into the third.

Takeaways Canucks: Hughes scored midway through the first and has two goals and eight assists in his past five games. It was the first power-play goal by a Canucks defenseman this season.

Wild: Won for the first time in six chances when trailing after the second period and improved to 3-4 in overtime.

Key moment Lankinen stopped Joel Eriksson Ek on a breakaway 30 seconds into overtime before Gustavsson robbed Erik Brannstrom less than two minutes later.

Key stat DeBrusk leads Vancouver with 11 goals. Eight have come in his past six games, including a hat trick Sunday in Detroit.

Up next Vancouver opens a six-game homestand Friday against Columbus. Minnesota starts a three-game road trip Friday at Anaheim.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:37 Quinn Hughes Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Pettersson (15), Conor Garland (14)
Goal 2nd Period 7:56 Frederick Gaudreau Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Foligno (5), Brock Faber (10)
Goal 2nd Period 19:18 Jake DeBrusk Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Pettersson (16), Carson Soucy (3)
Goal 3rd Period 1:43 Jake Middleton Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 4th Period 4:36 Kirill Kaprizov Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Marco Rossi (13)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 7
14 Hits 20
6 Takeaways 8
32 Shots 29
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 1
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 20
56.5 Faceoff Win Percent 43.5
14 Giveaways 21
1 Total Penalties 3
2 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

Xcel Energy Center

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,076 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 28 9 59 3
Edmonton 25 12 53 3
Los Angeles 23 10 51 5
Vancouver 18 12 45 9
Calgary 19 14 45 7
Anaheim 17 18 39 5
Seattle 17 21 37 3
San Jose 13 24 32 6

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
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