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Wild Beat Red Wings 6-5 in shootout – WCCO

DETROIT (AP) — Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Fiala Scored in the penalty shootout that led the Minnesota Wild to a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. Matt Boldy scored twice in regulation, and Zuccarello, Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek also had goals to help Minnesota sweep the series this season. Cam Talbot made 29 saves and stopped Jakub Vrana and Dylan Larkin in the shootout to seal Wild’s second straight win. READ MORE: Twins fans, downtown businesses rejoice at end of MLB lockout: ‘Just a lot of joy’ “We were up and down, but it was a very emotional game,” Minnesota coach Dean Evason said. “There’s a lot of intensity right now, which is probably a good thing right now. We need to be that intense right now so we can play the way we want to play. Vrana and Lucas Raymond each scored twice in regulation time, and Jordan Oesterle had a goal with 2:51 remaining to tie Detroit at 5. Nick Leddy had three assists for the Red Wings, who blew a 4-2 second-quarter lead, were outshot 40-34 and lost their fourth straight game. Boldy opened the scoring and Vrana, who missed the first five months of the season with a shoulder injury on the first day of training camp, tied for Detroit. Eriksson Ek was credited with a goal without assistance It started when Detroit goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic accidentally put the puck between his legs into the net while trying to clear it to give Minnesota a 2-1 lead. (Credit: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) After Raymond equalized, Vrana scored a power play goal to put Detroit up 3-2 after one period. Raymond scored again in the second period to give the Red Wings a two-goal lead.READ MORE: MLB lockout ends as MLBPA, owners reach deal (CBS Sports)“One of the most important things for us was handling the ups and downs,” Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. “I thought we did a really good job of doing that. We got up early and responded well. They got up late and we responded well.” Zuccarello scored a power play goal in the second period, and Boldy and Kaprizov scored in the third to put Minnesota up 5-4. But Oesterle equalized late in regulation to send him into overtime. NOTES: Detroit’s Marc Staal played in his 999th career game. If he plays Saturday in Calgary, he will be the third member of his family to reach 1,000 games played, making the Staals the first trio of brothers to reach that milestone. He would join brothers Eric (1,243 games through Thursday) and Jordan (1,068). … Five of Boldy’s 11 goals this season have come against Detroit. He had a hat-trick against the Red Wings on February 14. UP NEXT Wild: In Columbus on Friday night. Red Wings: in Calgary on Saturday night. MORE NEWS: New Prague Accused Again of Racism at State Hockey Tournament (© Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)



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