Kaprizov Leads Wild Past Mammoth for Third Straight Win

Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) – The Minnesota Wild closed out a five-game road trip with their third win in a row Tuesday night, beating the Utah Mammoth 3-1 in Salt Lake City.

Kirill Kaprizov scored the game-winning goal on the power play in the third period, his 14th goal of the season. He also had an assist and was named the game’s first star.

Joel Eriksson Ek added a power-play goal for Minnesota and earned third-star honors. Matt Boldy picked up an assist.

Neither team scored in the first period. The Wild broke the tie in the second and added two more goals in the third. Logan Cooley scored Utah’s only goal, also in the third period.

Special teams made the difference. Minnesota scored twice on seven power-play chances, while the Wild’s penalty kill held Utah scoreless on four tries. Minnesota outshot the Mammoth 30-27.

The game also got physical, with three fights. Danila Yurov, Boldy and Michael McCarron each drew fighting majors for the Wild.

Minnesota went 3-2 on the road trip and improves to 9-3-2 on the season with 20 points.

The Wild return home to host the New York Islanders Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. Minnesota then heads back out on the road, starting Sunday in Washington.