Devin Cooley made 36 saves and the Calgary Flames scored two power-play goals in the first period in a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
Evan Bouchard scored on a power play at 3:32 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. Connor McDavid set up Bouchard’s goal for his third assist of the game, pushing his NHL-leading points total to 26 and extending his season-opening points streak to nine games.
Kirill Kaprizov broke a second-period tie with his NHL-leading 10th goal, Jesper Wallstedt stopped 13 shots and the Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Sunday night.
Minnesota Wild forward Nico Sturm was taken to a hospital for precautionary evaluation after he was hit in the head by a puck in their game against the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Wild improved to 42-5-2 all-time when Kaprizov has at least three points. He's done it 49 times for the Wild, by far the most in franchise history.
Nick Foligno and Blake Coleman each scored in the first period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 in the season opener for both teams.
Faber immediately fell to the ice after he was hit by a shot from the Dallas Stars midway through the second period, before eventually climbing to his feet and skating off. He played a few more shifts before being pulled in the third period and taken to a hospital.
Peter Thome is joining the Minnesota Wild with an unusual job: Emergency Backup Goaltender. The NHL is changing the way it handles that role this season, with every team now having a designated EBUG as part of its staff.
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