The Minnesota Wild beat the Utah Mammoth 3-1 Tuesday night at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Minnesota scored twice on the power play and goaltender Jesper Wallstedt stopped 26 of 27 shots.
How it happened
- Second period, 15:04: Joel Eriksson Ek opened the scoring on the power play, his fourth goal of the season. Quinn Hughes and Kirill Kaprizov assisted.
- Third period, 0:48: Kaprizov made it 2-0 with another power-play goal, his 14th of the season, set up by Matt Boldy and Hughes.
- Third period, 11:44: Maxim Shabanov scored unassisted at even strength for a 3-0 lead, his fourth goal.
- Third period, 18:39: Logan Cooley got Utah on the board with his fourth goal, assisted by Nick Schmaltz and Mikhail Sergachev.
By the numbers
- Shots: Minnesota 30, Utah 27
- Power play: Minnesota 2-for-7, Utah 0-for-4
- Wallstedt: 26 saves on 27 shots (.963)
- Utah’s Karel Vejmelka: 27 saves on 30 shots
- Quinn Hughes finished with two assists, giving him 15 on the season.
Standings and what’s next
The win moves the Wild to 9-3-2 (20 points), first in the Central Division. Utah drops to 8-5-0. Minnesota comes home to face the New York Islanders on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, then visits Washington on Sunday, Nov. 1.
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