Wednesday's Wild-St. Louis game recap
Kirill Kaprizov netted the Wild's first playoff hat trick in team history.
May 5, 2022 at 4:32AM
- Joel Eriksson Ek, Wild: Broke the ice with a first period goal, added a second period beauty, and also assisted on a power-play tally.
- Kirill Kaprizov, Wild: Had the first Wild playoff hat trick, with the third goal into an empty net.
- Marc-Andre Fleury, Wild: His team was outshot, but the veteran goalie had 32 stops to even the series.
By the numbers
3-13 The Wild's record in Game 2s.
32-8-2 Wild's record at Xcel Energy Center this season.
1 Hat trick in Wild playoff history. This is the team's 16th playoff series.
The star forward came back from a brief injury absence, and two goals from Frederick Gaudreau helped Minnesota to another road victory.
