Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov score hat tricks, Wild earn record-setting 10-7 win over Canucks

scheduled tribe. Paul, Min. (AP) – Joel Eriksson scored another and Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick for the Minnesota Wild, who faced a three-goal deficit in the second period before storming back with six unanswered goals and hanging on for a record-tying 10. win at -7 NHL-leading Vancouver Canucks on Monday.

Minnesota’s six scores in a span of 5:45 was its fastest such flurry. nhl In 25 years, Washington scored six goals in 4:47 in a game on February 3, 1999.

Matt Boldy, Matt Zuccarello, Marco Rossi and Jonas Brodin also scored for the Wild, who set their franchise record for goals in a game. He also recorded his fastest four goals in team history, all on the power play in a span of 2:17 to take a 6–5 lead early in the third period.

Zuccarello scored with 27 seconds remaining in the second period. The Wild switched goaltenders from Filip Gustavsson to Marc-Andre Fleury at halftime and then let loose as a sloppy, lethargic Canucks wasted JT Miller’s hat trick.

Minnesota’s goals by Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov and Eriksson Ek again in the first 1:44 of the third period made the score 6–5. Rossi then deflected Jake Lucchini’s shot off his skate at 4:48 and Kaprizov fired another shot at 5:12 that deflected off Canucks goaltender Casey DeSmith.

With Vancouver having played the first half of back-to-back games, coach Rick Tocchet decided to place primary netminder Thatcher Demko on the bench to rest.

Elias Pettersson scored his team’s 29th goal and Ian Cole scored the first goal for the Canucks, who scored on his only two shots on net in the first 15-plus minutes of the game against Gustavsson.

The Canucks (37-14-6) took seven penalties and lost their second consecutive game. They trailed 28-7-2 when scoring first. Nikita Zadorov and Brock Boeser scored with 2:08 remaining in the third period to cut the lead to 8–7 before the Wild hit two empty-netters.

Canucks: Visit Colorado on Tuesday night.

Wild: Visit Winnipeg on Tuesday night.

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