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Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek: Two helpers in shootout loss
Eriksson Ek collected two assists in Thursday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Flyers.
He helped set up Matthew Boldy for both of his tallies on the night. The center has benefitted from Boldy's recent hot streak, and over the last six games Eriksson Ek has a goal and seven points as he adds to the career-best 54 points he's amassed this season.
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Wild's Matthew Boldy: Lights lamp twice in shootout loss
Boldy scored two goals in Thursday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Flyers.
He got a chance to extend the shootout with the Wild's final attempt, but Carter Hart got a piece of his quick snapshot. Boldy is one of the hottest players in the NHL right now as Minnesota jockeys for the top spot in the Central Division -- he's found the back of the net six times in the last three games, and over the course of his seven-game point streak he's piled up eight goals and 12 points.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Falls to Philly in shootout
Fleury stopped 30 shots in regulation and overtime and two of three shootout attempts in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Flyers.
The Wild took 3-2 and 4-3 leads in the second and third periods, but Fleury coughed up a tying goal less than two minutes later each time. The veteran netminder has allowed 12 goals over his last three starts but still hasn't taken a regulation loss since Feb. 15, going 7-0-1 over that stretch with a 2.34 GAA and .929 save percentage.
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Wild's John Klingberg: Not playing Thursday
Klingberg (upper body) won't play in Philadelphia on Thursday.
Klingberg left practice early Thursday and did not return. He has a goal and three assists in nine games since his trade from Anaheim at the deadline. Klingberg had eight goals and 24 points in 50 games with the Ducks before the trade. Consider him day-to-day.
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Wild's Jared Spurgeon: Back in lineup Thursday
Spurgeon (illness) will return to the lineup Thursday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Spurgeon missed Tuesday's tilt versus the Devils with the illness, but he was able to return to practice Thursday. Spurgeon is having a good season with 10 goals, 20 assists and 170 blocked shots in 70 games.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Starting Thursday
Fleury will patrol the visiting crease in Philadelphia on Thursday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Fleury has been great of late, winning each of his last seven starts. The netminder is 23-13-3 with a 2.83 GAA and .908 save percentage. Fleury is 1-0-0 against the Flyers this season, stopping 28 shots in a 3-2 win Jan. 26.
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Wild's Kirill Kaprizov: Still not skating
Coach Dean Evason said on Thursday that Kaprizov (lower body) has yet to return to the ice, Wild reporter Kevin Falness reports.
Kaprizov was injured March 8 and was expected to be out 3-4 weeks. Evason said that "it will be a while" so It's beginning to look that the three-week mark will come and go without Kaprizov back in action. The Wild winger has 39 goals and 74 points in 65 games, but it is possible that he may not return in the regular season. Stay tuned.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Earns win by making 47 saves
Gustavsson saved 47 of 48 shots in a 2-1 overtime victory over New Jersey on Tuesday.
That's the most saves Gustavsson has made in a single game in 2022-23. The 24-year-old saw his shutout bid end midway through the third period, but he still emerged from the busy night with a win. That victory ended a rough stretch of three outings in which he posted a 0-1-2 record, 2.88 GAA and .895 save percentage. Gustavsson's 18-9-5 with a 2.04 GAA and a .932 save percentage in 33 appearances this season.
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Wild's Mason Shaw: Stays hot Tuesday
Shaw provided a goal in Minnesota's 2-1 overtime victory over New Jersey on Tuesday.
Shaw has seven goals and 17 points in 54 appearances in 2022-23. He entered the contest averaging just 11:25 of ice time in 2022-23 and logged 12:26 on Tuesday. As long as Shaw's playing in a bottom-six role, he's unlikely to be a consistent offensive contributor, but the 24-year-old is hot at the moment, recording three goals and six points over his last seven outings.
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Wild's Matthew Boldy: Nets overtime winner Tuesday
Boldy scored the overtime winner in Minnesota's 2-1 victory over New Jersey on Tuesday.
It was Boldy's fourth game-winning goal of the campaign and the sixth of his career. The 21-year-old is riding a six-game scoring streak in which he's collected six goals and 10 points. That's pushed him up to 23 markers and 52 points in 71 contests this season.
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Wild's Jared Spurgeon: Not playing Tuesday
Spurgeon (illness) won't suit up for Tuesday's game versus the Devils, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Spurgeon is set to miss his first game of the season. He's posted 30 points and 170 blocked shots over 70 contests, so his absence is a significant one. Alex Goligoski will enter the lineup to cover for Spurgeon, who will aim to return for Thursday's game in Philadelphia.
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Wild's Filip Gustavsson: Starting in New Jersey
Gustavsson will patrol the road crease versus the Devils on Tuesday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Gustavsson has struggled of late, suffering back-to-back losses to the Coyotes and the Bruins while posting an ugly 4.41 GAA and .850 save percentage. He'll try to snap his personal three-game losing streak in a road matchup with a New Jersey team that's averaging 3.14 goals per game at home this campaign, 16th in the NHL.
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Wild's Marcus Foligno: Good to go
Foligno (lower body) will return to the lineup Tuesday against New Jersey, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Foligno has registered 19 points, 67 shots on net, 191 hits and 60 PIM in 53 contests this campaign. He is slated to play alongside Ryan Hartman and Mats Zuccarello after missing the past three games.
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Wild's Brandon Duhaime: Lights lamp in return
Duhaime scored the game-winning goal in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Capitals.
After missing the prior seven games due to an upper-body injury, Duhaime beat Charlie Lindgren with a wicked backhand from the faceoff dot early in the third period to give the Wild a 4-1 lead. The physical winger doesn't typically supply much offense, as he has only eight goals and nine points through 40 games on the season, but he has chipped in 38 PIM and 116 hits with a plus-5 rating.
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Wild's Matthew Boldy: Powers win with hat trick
Boldy scored three goals in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Capitals.
The second-year winger beat Charlie Lindgren twice in the first five minutes of the first period, then completed his second career hat trick midway through the third on a breakaway. Boldy has three multi-point performances in the last five games as he steps up in the absence of Kirill Kaprizov (lower body), producing five goals and nine points over that stretch.
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Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury: Seventh straight win
Fleury stopped 33 shots in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Capitals.
Alex Ovechkin did most of the damage, potting two power-play tallies, but Fleury had little trouble with the rest of the Washington lineup. The veteran netminder has won seven straight starts, posting a 2.13 GAA and .936 save percentage over that hot streak. He's creeping closer to history -- Fleury is just eight wins back of Patrick Roy for second place on the NHL's all-time list, although he might have to return in 2023-24 to pass the Canadiens and Avalanche great.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| GF AVG | GA AVG | Power Play | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team |
2.84 (23rd) |
2.61 (4th) |
21.9 (13th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
|---|---|
| K. Kaprizov LW Kirill Kaprizov LW | Lower Body |
| J. Klingberg D John Klingberg D | Upper Body |
| G. Nyquist C Gustav Nyquist C | Upper Body |
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