Kirill Kaprizov had two assists and Victor Rask scored the game-winner in overtime as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Saturday night.
For the second straight night, the Ducks got on the board first with Rickard Rakell’s ninth goal of the season. But after Troy Terry received a double-minor for high sticking, Kaprizov dashed through the Anaheim defense and put the puck on the stick of Jared Spurgeon for his seventh goal of the season.
Kaprizov ➡️ Spurgeon 🚨
ALL TIED UP #mnwild pic.twitter.com/NkHdPP1n3K
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Kaprizov recorded another assist in the second period when he fed Ryan Hartman for his seventh goal of the season.
Kirill is too darn good. 😳@mnwild | #mnwild pic.twitter.com/bi9TjRMBe1
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51 seconds later, Nick Bonino extended Minnesota’s lead with his 10th goal of the year and gave the Wild a 3-1 advantage heading into the third period.
Uh oh, Ducks …
the @mnwild are FEELING IT. 🥵 pic.twitter.com/Vt3ASgFBJP
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But the Ducks rallied for Ryan Miller, who was playing in the final game of his 18-year career. Trevor Zegras’ third goal of the year and Max Comtois’s goal with 26 seconds remaining forced overtime.
That set the stage for Rask, who scored the game-winner midway through the extra period to give Minnesota the victory.
BACK-TO-BACK OVERTIME WINNERS@mnwild finish with their best home-record in franchise history! pic.twitter.com/TBe6icpSHa
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The Wild (35-14-5) will start a two-game series with the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night.
