ST. PAUL, Minn. — Kirill Kaprizov scored with 23.4 seconds left in extra time and the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Tuesday evening for his or her sixth victory in eight video games.
Frederick Gaudreau and Jake Middleton additionally scored for Minnesota, and Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves. The Wild improved to 17-4-4, giving them an NHL-best 38 factors.
Brock Boeser practically gained it for Vancouver on a two-on-none break, however his shot was simply huge of the suitable publish. A full of life bounce off the top boards went out to Marco Rossi, who carried the puck into the Canucks zone and fed Kaprizov for a one-timer on the finish of a prolonged shift. His sixteenth purpose of the season was his ninth profession OT winner.
Quinn Hughes and Jake DeBrusk scored for Vancouver, and Elias Pettersson had two assists. Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves however misplaced for the primary time in 11 street begins.
DeBrusk scored with 41 seconds left within the second interval for a 2-1 lead, however Middleton tied it lower than two minutes into the third.
Canucks: Hughes scored halfway by the primary and has two objectives and eight assists in his previous 5 video games. It was the primary power-play purpose by a Canucks defenseman this season.
Wild: Gained for the primary time in six possibilities when trailing after the second interval and improved to 3-4 in extra time.
Lankinen stopped Joel Eriksson Ek on a breakaway 30 seconds into extra time earlier than Gustavsson robbed Erik Brannstrom lower than two minutes later.
DeBrusk leads Vancouver with 11 objectives. Eight have are available in his previous six video games, together with a hat trick Sunday in Detroit.
Vancouver opens a six-game homestand Friday in opposition to Columbus. Minnesota begins a three-game street journey Friday at Anaheim.
