Two goals in a 25-second stretch helped the Minnesota Wild snap a four-game losing streak on Thursday night by defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4.
Thursday’s game got off to a sloppy start for the Wild as they couldn’t keep themselves from turning the puck over. It eventually bit Minnesota when Scott Laughton scored on a breakaway goal to put Philadelphia on the board.
The Wild temporarily found their footing later in the first when Mats Zuccarello lobbed a pass in front of the net and Ryan Hartman cleaned up to tie the game at 1-1.
Kaprizov to Zuccy to Hartzy made it 1-1. #mnwild pic.twitter.com/UZF9EBdmPh
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) March 4, 2022
That was Hartman's first non-empty-net goal since Jan. 21
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) March 4, 2022
Hartman’s goal started a back-and-forth feel to the game as the Flyers took the lead back on a goal from Patrick Brown that snuck past the pads of Cam Talbot.
After Frederick Gaudreau tied the game for Minnesota just before the first-period horn, Travis Konecny put the Flyers back in front at 5:07 of the second period.
Hartman tried to play the hero later in the second, scoring his second goal of the night to tie the game at 3. But James van Riemsdyk sent Philadelphia into the second intermission with a power-play marker that made it 4-3.
The third period saw the Wild have several opportunities to answer. But it wasn’t until Matt Boldy scored with 7:44 to go that the Wild tied the game at 4-4.
BOLDY!
It's level at 4-4!! https://t.co/Umx2uThrdG pic.twitter.com/A4HIyIqnQ7
— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) March 4, 2022
25 seconds later, Jonas Brodin unleashed a bomb past Carter Hart to give Minnesota their first lead of the night.
Brodin with a snipe from the point and the #mnwild take a 5-4 lead! pic.twitter.com/amDErAFNC3
— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) March 4, 2022
The Flyers tried to mount a comeback but Talbot and the Wild defense shut the door to preserve the victory. After a win in the first half of a back-to-back, the Wild will head to Buffalo on Friday night to take on the Sabres.
