Minnesota Wild at Utah Mammoth
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Kaprizov scores his NHL-leading 14th goal as the Wild beat the Mammoth 3-1
Joel Eriksson Ek and Maxim Shabanov also had goals while Quinn Hughes had two assists for the Wild, who have won three straight and went 3-1-1 on a five-game road trip.
Utah's Logan Cooley scored with 1:21 to play to spoil Wallstedt's shutout bid.
Kaprizov scored on the power-play just 48 seconds into the second period to give the Wild a 2-0 lead. He has multiple points in three consecutive games and has scored a goal in eight of his last nine games.
Kaprizov is also tied with Alexander Ovechkin for the fifth-most goals scored in October in NHL history.
Eriksson Ek also scored on the power play with less than five minutes to play in the first period and has eight points (3 goals, 5 assists) in his last seven games.
Karel Vejmelka made 27 stops for the Mammoth, who have lost three of their last five games.
Mammoth: Open a six-game road trip at Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
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Regular Season SeriesMIN leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:04 | Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (14), Kirill Kaprizov (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:48 | Kirill Kaprizov Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (7), Quinn Hughes (15) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:44 | Maxim Shabanov Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:39 | Logan Cooley Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Schmaltz (7), Mikhail Sergachev (12) |
Statistics
 MIN |
 UTA |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | Blocked Shots | 20 |
| 24 | Hits | 22 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 1 |
| 31 | Shots | 27 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 6 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 27 | Faceoffs Won | 44 |
| 38.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 62.0 |
| 11 | Giveaways | 10 |
| 7 | Total Penalties | 10 |
| 23 | Penalty Minutes | 29 |
Utah Mammoth Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nate Schmidt, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 12 |
| Logan Cooley, C | Out | Nov 12 |
| Nick Schmaltz, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 12 |
| Dylan Guenther, RW | Injured Reserve | Nov 11 |
| John Marino, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 1 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brock Faber, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 11 |
| Filip Gustavsson, G | Injured Reserve | Nov 5 |
Game Information
Delta Center
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 14,111 | Capacity:
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 14,111 | Capacity:
