Kaprizov's power-play goal lifts Wild past Blue Jackets

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 02:01 · Archive

Kirill Kaprizov scored his NHL-leading 10th goal to give Minnesota Wild a 2-1 victory over Columbus Blue Jackets.

Kirill Kaprizov's power-play goal at 3:06 of the second period broke a 1-1 tie, giving the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night in St. Paul. The goal came from the bottom of the left faceoff circle, beating Talbot over the shoulder.

Danila Yurov opened the scoring late in the first period after Yakov Trenin collected a turnover at the Columbus blue line and found him with a pass across the slot. Columbus equalised a minute later when Adam Fantilli fired a slap shot through traffic that beat Wallstedt during a delayed penalty.

Wallstedt stopped 13 shots for Minnesota whilst Cam Talbot made 32 saves for Columbus. The performance helped the Central Division-leading Wild improve to 6-2-1. Minnesota travels to Edmonton on Tuesday to start a five-game trip, whilst Columbus hosts Toronto on Tuesday night.

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• Kaprizov, Wallstedt carry the Wild past the Blue Jackets, 2-1Kirill Kaprizov broke a second-period tie with his NHL-leading 10th goal, Jesper Wallstedt stopped 13 shots and the Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Sunday night.News4Jax · 19 Oct, 01:36
• Kaprizov, Wallstedt carry the Wild past the Blue Jackets, 2-1Kirill Kaprizov broke a second-period tie with his NHL-leading 10th goal, Jesper Wallstedt stopped 13 shots and the Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Sunday night.Clickorlando · 19 Oct, 01:36

In this story: Kirill Kaprizov · Jesper Wallstedt · Minnesota Wild · Columbus Blue Jackets · St. Paul

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