ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored his second goal of the game 45 seconds into overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.
Kaprizov came down the middle and beat goalie Cam Talbot with a wrist shot between the circles.
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Mats Zuccarello also scored twice and Filip Gustavsson made 31 saves.
Quinn Hughes had three assists, giving him 43 assists this season, tied for first among NHL defensemen. Hughes has seven assists in his last four games and has had at least three assists in a game four times since joining the Wild in a trade with Vancouver on Dec. 12.
Lucas Raymond scored twice and James van Riemsdyk also scored for Detroit. Talbot made 35 saves.
The point for going beyond regulation moved the Red Wings into a tie with Carolina atop the Eastern Conference with 67 points. Detroit had won eight of its last nine games.
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The Red Wings took three one-goal leads, but the Wild responded each time.
Raymond and Kaprizov traded power play goals in the first period.
Late in the second period, Detroit took advantage of a Wild turnover to take a 2-1 lead. Marcus Johansson’s pass hit the skate of Detroit’s Marco Kasper and the puck was deflected to Raymond alone in front of the net. He beat Gustavsson with a wrist shot for his second goal of the evening and his 17th of the season.
Zuccarello scored twice in the third period.
To be continued
Red Wings: At Winnipeg Saturday night.
Wild: Host Florida on Saturday night.
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