The THL Times
Minnesota Wild edge New York Islanders, 3-2
Special teams factored in with 1 power-play goal.
The Minnesota Wild defeated the New York Islanders 3-2 at Xcel Energy Center on a one-goal margin.
Liam Ohgren scored for the New York Islanders at 1:42 of the first period (from Ian Moore and Cole Reinhardt), making it 1-0; Nick Schmaltz scored for the Minnesota Wild at 4:09 of the first period (from Mathew Dumba and Jamie Drysdale), making it 1-1; Kirill Kaprizov scored for the Minnesota Wild at 6:26 of the second period (from Joel Eriksson Ek and Quinn Hughes), making it 1-2; Kirby Dach scored for the New York Islanders at 13:41 of the second period (from Brendan Gallagher and Ryan Strome) (PP), making it 2-2; and Matthew Knies scored for the Minnesota Wild at 13:51 of the third period (from Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov), making it 2-3.
Minnesota Wild held the edge in shots, 35-13.
Also of note: 1 power-play goal.
In net: Yaroslav Askarov (11 saves, 84.6%, 60:00); Elvis Merzlikins (32 saves, 91.4%, 60:00).
Three stars: Matthew Knies, Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov.
































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