National Hockey League
Minnesota 4, Anaheim 1
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Tommy Hughes
Attendance: 14803

Kirill Kaprizov scored a pair of power-play goals and the visiting Minnesota Wild scored the final four goals of the game en route to a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.

Matt Dumba and Joseph Cramarossa also scored for Minnesota, which extended its win streak against the Ducks to 11 games. Filip Gustavsson made 31 saves for his first win in four decisions this season.

Pavol Regenda scored his first NHL goal for Anaheim. John Gibson finished with 35 saves.

Following a scoreless first period that saw Minnesota's Joel Eriksson Ek backhand a shot off the right post that slid across the front of the goal line behind Gibson and out, Anaheim appeared to take a 1-0 lead early in the second period on a lacrosse-style backhand goal by Trevor Zegras. But the goal was later taken off the scoreboard when the Wild successfully challenged that Ducks defenseman Dmitry Kulikov was offside earlier on the play.

Regenda, playing in his sixth NHL game, then gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead at the 13:24 mark of the middle period. He fired a snap shot from the high slot off the stick of defenseman Calen Addison past Gustavsson's glove side for his first career goal.

Minnesota tied it at the 16:37 mark on a power-play goal by Kaprizov, snapping a 159-minute, 45-second goalless drought for the Wild in the process. Matt Boldy fired a shot from the right point that Kaprizov redirected in off the hip of Kulikov and inside the right post.

Dumba gave Minnesota a 2-1 lead early in the third period when he roofed Connor Dewar's pass from the left corner for his first goal of the season.

The Wild, taking advantage of a five-on-three power play, made it 3-1 less than two minutes later on Kaprizov's 10th goal of the season. Mats Zuccarello and Kaprizov set up behind the goal and passed the puck back and forth before Kaprizov quickly tucked in a shot around the right post for his fifth power-play goal of the season.

Cramarossa then extended the lead to 4-1 with his first goal since Feb. 14, 2017, when he was playing for Anaheim against Minnesota.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Anaheim
Kirill Kaprizov 2 Points Pavol Regenda 1
Kirill Kaprizov 2 Goals Pavol Regenda 1
Calen Addison 1 Assists Dmitry Kulikov 1
Kirill Kaprizov 2 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Filip Gustavsson .969 Save Percentage John Gibson .897
Filip Gustavsson 31 Saves John Gibson 35
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 39 4 2-6 4-4 53 21
Anaheim 32 1 0-4 4-6 57 21
Upcoming Games
  • Anaheim will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Ducks have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .300 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Seattle. The Wild have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .571 after a loss.