Minnesota 4, Philadelphia 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees:
Trevor Hanson, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen:
Devin Berg, Trent Knorr
Attendance:
17874
By Field Level Media
Matt Dumba, Kirill Kaprizov, Jordan Greenway and Kevin Fiala scored one goal apiece and the Minnesota Wild cruised to a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.
Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau notched two assists apiece for Minnesota, which won its seventh game in a row.
Morgan Frost scored the lone goal for the Flyers, who have lost four of their past five games.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 of 33 shots to win his second straight game since joining the Wild.
Flyers goaltender Martin Jones allowed four goals on 37 shots.
Minnesota opened the scoring with 5:31 remaining in the first period. Gaudreau flipped a pass to Matt Boldy, who then redirected the puck to Dumba for a one-timer that beat Jones on his glove side.
Less than two minutes later, the Wild increased their lead to 2-0 on Kaprizov's power-play goal. Kaprizov scored goal No. 37 of the season and notched his 82nd point, putting him one shy of the franchise record set by Marian Gaborik during the 2007-08 campaign.
Minnesota made it 3-0 at 1:35 of the second period. Eriksson Ek was stopped on his initial shot, but Jones gave up a big rebound and Greenway took advantage by firing it into the back of the net for his eighth goal of the season.
Fiala gave the Wild a 4-0 advantage with 1:11 remaining in the second period. He scored on a sharp angle from the right side for his 23rd goal.
The Flyers got on the scoreboard at 4:21 of the third period. Frost spotted a loose puck in front of the crease and punched it in for his third goal of the season and his first since Dec. 30.
Philadelphia left winger Noah Cates made his NHL debut in his home state and registered three shots on goal in 15 minutes of ice time. Cates grew up in Stillwater, Minn., and played collegiately at Minnesota-Duluth before signing an entry-level contract with Philadelphia.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Philadelphia |
|
Minnesota |
|
Morgan Frost 1 |
Points |
Joel Eriksson Ek 2 |
|
Morgan Frost 1 |
Goals |
Matt Dumba 1 |
|
Morgan Frost 0 |
Assists |
Joel Eriksson Ek 2 |
|
Morgan Frost 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Kirill Kaprizov 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Martin Jones .892 |
Save Percentage |
Marc-Andre Fleury .970 |
|
Martin Jones 33 |
Saves |
Marc-Andre Fleury 32 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Philadelphia
|
33 |
1 |
1-4 |
2-3 |
11 |
21 |
| Minnesota
|
37 |
4 |
1-3 |
3-4 |
13 |
31 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Wild have a W/L % of .692 after a win and .520 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Flyers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .318 after a loss.
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