Jared Spurgeon, Mats Zuccarello and Frederick Gaudreau each had a goal and an assist and Filip Gustavsson made 33 saves, including one on a penalty shot, as the Minnesota Wild held on to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 4-3 Tuesday night.
At home you get to do good stuff, but all off days are good days. You get to reset and take care of your body,” Wild captain Jared Spurgeon said.
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This was Spurgeon's fifth multi-point effort of the season, two of which have come over 10 outings since the start of February. The defenseman is at seven goals, 23 points, 78 shots on net, 81 blocked shots and a plus-9 rating over 47 appearances.
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We had a great 30 minutes and a bad 30 minutes, and then fortunately we get the two points,” said Mats Zuccarello.
The Wild, who were blown out in each of their past two road games, improved to a league-best 22-9-3 (47 points) on the road.
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FOX13 News on MSNSeattle Kraken fall 4-3 to Wild in final home game before trade deadlineShane Wright scored on the power play and Kaapo Kakko added a pair of assists for the Seattle Kraken, but they couldn't dig out of a three-goal deficit in a 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.
Zuccarello, Frederick Gaudreau and Jared Spurgeon all had a goal and an assist for the Wild, and Filip Gustavsson made 33 saves. Vinnie Hinostroza scored Minnesota's first goal of the game on the power play. Zuccarello scored on a snap shot, assisted by Gaudreau and Marcus Johansson, putting the Wild up 4-1.
Marcus Foligno smacked Filip Gustavsson’s goalie pad with his stick repeatedly in praise, and Brock Faber stood at the Wild bench and offered fist-bumps to the penalty killers as they arrived for a break.
The Minnesota Wild nearly let the Seattle Kraken back in it after taking a three-goal lead, but they held on for a 4-3 victory Tuesday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Minnesota had just one shot on goal the final period plus of the contest.
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