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Minnesota Wild at Utah Hockey Club

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Matt Boldy scores the only goal in a shootout to send the Wild past Utah 5-4

Minnesota Wild vs. Utah Hockey Club: Game Highlights

Minnesota's Marco Rossi scored with 43.2 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Kirill Kaprizov added his 18th goal of the season, and Marat Khusnutdinov and Marcus Johansson also scored for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson finished with 21 saves.

Clayton Keller scored twice in the third period to rally the Utah Hockey Club from a one-goal deficit. Kevin Stenlund and Juuso Valimaki also scored, and Karel Vejmelka made 34 saves.

Utah lost its fifth straight home game. Minnesota won for the sixth time in seven games.

The Wild erased a 1-0 deficit late in the second after scoring twice in a 36-second span. Khusnutdinov evened the score when he raced down the middle unobstructed and snapped the puck past Vejmelka. Minnesota went up 2-1 after Kaprizov swiped the puck from Olli Maatta and scored on a successful counterattack.

Keller rallied Utah with two third-period goals, both coming on the power play. Valimaki’s goal with 8:15 remaining gave Utah a 4-3 lead before Rossi forced overtime.

Takeaways Wild: Minnesota dominated on defense through the first two periods, allowing just 12 shots on goal before slipping a bit during a chaotic third.

Utah: Keller has 22 points in 28 career games against Minnesota after scoring his eighth and ninth goals of the season.

Key moment Rossi gave the Wild new life when he snapped the puck through two sets of legs and over Vejmelka’s hip for the tying goal.

Key stat Minnesota has recorded a league-leading 12 road wins through 17 games.

Up next Minnesota returns home for five straight games, starting with Edmonton on Thursday. Utah visits Colorado on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 13:46 Kevin Stenlund Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Michael Carcone (4), Olli Maatta (4)
Goal 2nd Period 14:25 Marat Khusnutdinov Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 15:01 Kirill Kaprizov Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Johansson (7)
Goal 3rd Period 4:42 Clayton Keller Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikhail Sergachev (12), Dylan Guenther (14)
Goal 3rd Period 5:39 Marcus Johansson Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 9:54 Clayton Keller Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Guenther (15), Mikhail Sergachev (13)
Goal 3rd Period 11:45 Juuso Valimaki Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Lawson Crouse (2)
Goal 3rd Period 19:16 Marco Rossi Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Marcus Johansson (8), Matt Boldy (16)
Goal 5 0:00 Matt Boldy Goal Backhand

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 13
27 Hits 14
5 Takeaways 9
38 Shots 25
0 Power Play Goals 2
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 66.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 35
47.0 Faceoff Win Percent 53.0
25 Giveaways 30
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 11,131 | 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 16 51 1
St. Louis 19 19 42 4
Utah 17 15 41 7
Nashville 13 21 33 7
Chicago 14 25 30 2
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