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Minnesota Wild at Seattle Kraken

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Zuccarello has a goal and an assist and Wild hold on to beat Kraken 4-3

Minnesota Wild vs. Seattle Kraken: Game Highlights

Zuccarello, Frederick Gaudreau and Jared Spurgeon all had a goal and an assist for the Wild, and Filip Gustavsson made 33 saves. Vinnie Hinostroza scored Minnesota's first goal of the game on the power play.

Zuccarello scored on a snap shot, assisted by Gaudreau and Marcus Johansson, putting the Wild up 4-1.

Brandon Montour and Shane Wright — on the power play — scored late in the second period to pull the Kraken within 4-3. Adam Larsson also scored for Seattle and Joey Daccord had 16 saves.

Takeaways Wild: Minnesota is now 5-5-0 over its last 10 games and in fourth place in the Western Conference. Wild forward Ryan Hartman returned after serving an eight-game suspension for slamming an opponent’s head to the ice. He had an assist on Spurgeon’s first-period goal.

Kraken: Seattle is 4-5-1 in its last 10 games. Montour's goal came with 12 seconds left in the second period but the Kraken could not build on the momentum in the third.

Key momen t Filip Gustavsson denied Eeli Tolvanen's penalty shot 4:21 into second period, a shot that proved to be the difference in the game. Gustavsson has now stopped all four penalty shots he’s faced in his career.

Key stat Zuccarello had his 79th multi-point game while playing for the Wild, tying Zach Parise for fourth-most in franchise history.

Up next The Wild visit the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night. The Kraken are in Nashville to face the Predators on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 12:27 Vincent Hinostroza Goal (4) Deflected, assists: Mats Zuccarello (26), Matt Boldy (32)
Goal 1st Period 16:40 Adam Larsson Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Kaapo Kakko (24), Jaden Schwartz (19)
Goal 1st Period 18:23 Jared Spurgeon Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Hartman (11), Declan Chisholm (10)
Goal 2nd Period 1:41 Frederick Gaudreau Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Johansson (16), Jared Spurgeon (16)
Goal 2nd Period 8:22 Mats Zuccarello Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Marcus Johansson (17), Frederick Gaudreau (15)
Goal 2nd Period 14:10 Shane Wright Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (21), Kaapo Kakko (25)
Goal 2nd Period 19:48 Brandon Montour Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Jordan Eberle (7), Yanni Gourde (11)

Statistics

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21 Blocked Shots 9
15 Hits 17
5 Takeaways 7
20 Shots 36
1 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
100.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 39
38.1 Faceoff Win Percent 61.9
16 Giveaways 9
2 Total Penalties 1
4 Penalty Minutes 2
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jared McCann, LW Out Apr 16
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Troy Grosenick, G Injured Reserve Oct 7

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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