Wild beat Mammoth 3-1 as Kaprizov scores and sets up another

The Minnesota Wild beat the Utah Mammoth 3-1 at Delta Center, scoring three times over the second and third periods after a scoreless first. The Wild move to 9-3-2 and 20 points. The Mammoth fall to 8-5-0.

Kirill Kaprizov was the player of the game with a goal, an assist and four shots on goal. Joel Eriksson Ek broke the scoreless tie at 15:04 of the second, a snap shot set up by Quinn Hughes and Kaprizov. Kaprizov doubled the lead 48 seconds into the third with a wrist shot, assisted by Matt Boldy and Hughes. Maxim Shabanov made it 3-0 at 11:44 with a snap shot, unassisted.

Logan Cooley spoiled the shutout at 18:39 with a wrist shot, assisted by Nick Schmaltz and Mikhail Sergachev. It was too little, too late. Hughes finished with two assists for Minnesota.

Chirp's Sim had this one as a coin flip, with the Wild at 50% over 10,000 simulations.