Overview
- Kirill Kaprizov sealed the night with his 220th career goal at 16:41 of the third period, an empty-net backhand that moved him past Marian Gaborik for the franchise lead.
- Brock Faber, Mats Zuccarello and Quinn Hughes each had a goal and an assist, and Zuccarello’s 4-on-3 tally extended Minnesota’s power-play scoring run to eight straight games.
- Matt Boldy recorded a season-high three assists to push his point streak to 10 games.
- Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves as the Wild improved to 16-3-0 at home against Tampa Bay.
- Tampa Bay opened a four-game trip with a third consecutive loss as Nikita Kucherov scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 17 shots, with Conor Geekie in the lineup following injuries to Gage Goncalves and Dominic James.