Matt Boldy scored the only goal in a shootout, helping the Minnesota Wild beat the Utah Hockey Club 5-4 on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.
Marcus Johansson had one goal and two assists, while Marat Khusnutdinov, Kirill Kaprizov, and Marco Rossi also scored for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson made 21 saves to secure the win.
Clayton Keller scored twice for Utah, and Kevin Stenlund and defenseman Juuso Valimaki added goals. Dylan Guenther and Mikhail Sergachev each had two assists, and Karel Vejmelka made 34 saves during regulation and overtime.
This was Utah’s first shootout since the team moved from Arizona, and it is their first season in Salt Lake City.
Rossi’s goal with 44 seconds left in regulation tied the game 4-4, sending it to overtime after Gustavsson had been pulled for an extra attacker. Rossi’s 10th goal of the season came from the slot.
The third period was very exciting, with five goals scored. Keller’s power-play goal at 4:42 tied the game at 2-2, but Johansson quickly gave the Wild a 3-2 lead just a minute later at 5:39.
Keller scored again on the power play at 9:54 to tie the game 3-3.
Then, Valimaki gave Utah a 4-3 lead with 8:15 left, scoring on a rebound.
Minnesota scored twice in 36 seconds late in the second period to take a 2-1 lead. Khusnutdinov intercepted a pass from Sergachev, skated down the ice, and scored with a snap shot to tie the game 1-1 with 5:35 left. It was his first goal of the season.
Johansson then took the puck from Olli Maatta just inside the Utah blue line and passed it to Kaprizov, who scored his 18th goal of the season to put the Wild ahead 2-1 with 4:59 left in the second.
Stenlund scored the first goal of the game at 6:14 of the opening period. It was his fourth goal of the season, and his third consecutive game with a goal.
