Brandon Duhaime, Connor Dewar join select crowd in the Wild's record book
Duhaime and Dewar each scored shorthanded goals in the first period against the Canadiens on Tuesday night, the sixth time the Wild have scored two shorthanded goals in the same game.
October 18, 2023 at 3:26AM
The Wild's Brandon Duhaime and Connor Dewar scored shorthanded goals 25 seconds apart in the first period in a 5-2 victory over the Canadiens on Tuesday, the sixth time the Wild have scored two shorties in the same game. Here are the other five:
April 8, 2023: Wild 5, Blues 3, with shorthanded goals both in the first period by Ryan Hartman and Sam Steel, a franchise-record 20 seconds apart.
March 29, 2023: Wild 4, Avalanche 2, with both shorties by Frederick Gaudreau in the second and third periods.
Oct. 26, 2017: Wild 6, Islanders 4. Eric Staal (first period) and Luke Kunin (second) got the shorthanded goals.
April 11, 2009: Wild 6, Blue Jackets 3, with shorthanded goals by Marian Gaborik (second period) and Mikko Koivu (empty-netter at the end).
Nov. 26, 2000: Wild 4, Canucks 2. Antii Laaksonen and Wes Walz scored shorthanded, both in the second period.
Kirill Kaprizov had three assists after going two games without much offense and taking a cut to the face.
