Wild keep rolling by sinking the Maple Leafs 2-1 in overtime

Sarah McLellan, The Minnesota Star Tribune on Nov 3, 2024

Published in Hockey

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Kirill Kaprizov didn’t have any points, a rarity this season, but that didn’t stall the Wild.

They finally shrugged off the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in overtime on Sunday night at Xcel Energy Center for their third straight win.

A Matt Boldy breakaway broke a 1-1 tie with 2 minutes, 46 seconds left in overtime.

This was only the second time this season Kaprizov went pointless, and his franchise-record multipoint game streak ended at seven games.

His 21 points are in a three-way tie with Colorado’s Cale Makar and Florida’s Sam Reinhart for the league lead.

Toronto goalie Anthony Stolarz finished with 31 saves, while Filip Gustavsson turned in 27 stops for the Wild; he’s now 6-1-1.

The Wild (8-1-2) led first, Ryan Hartman deflecting in the puck 10:19 into the first period after a backhander from Frederick Gaudreau hit the post.

But the Wild faded the rest of the period, while the Leafs improved — their pressure culminating in a tying goal on the power play (1-for-2) at 19:08 from William Nylander, who one-timed in an Auston Matthews pass.

Near the end of an even second period, the Wild had a chance to snatch momentum when Toronto’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson was penalized for cross-checking and roughing to give the Wild a four-minute power play. But they whiffed on the opportunity, finishing 0 for 3.

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