Wild center Connor Dewar, 26, pushes the puck past Ducks goalie John Gibson to score as Wild center Mason Shaw, left, celebrates and Ducks center Sam Carrick, right, and defenseman Nathan Beaulieu look on Saturday in St. Paul, Minnesota. Craig Lassig/Associated Press
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout, helping the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.
Kaprizov, Calen Addison and Joel Eriksson Ek each had a goal and assist during regulation as Minnesota won for the fifth time in six games and closed out a seven-game homestand. Connor Dewar also scored for the Wild, who have beaten Anaheim in 12 straight matchups, the longest streak against any opponent in team history.
Filip Gustavsson made 29 saves for Minnesota, which rallied with two goals in the third period, including Kaprizov’s tying goal with 2:35 remaining.
Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry each had a goal and assist in regulation. Zegras was Anaheim’s only scorer in the shootout. Ryan Strome and Cam Fowler added goals for Anaheim, and goaltender John Gibson stopped 43 shots. The Ducks lost their fifth straight game.
DEVILS 3, FLYERS 2: Jack Hughes, Dawson Mercer and Fabian Zetterlund scored, and New Jersey set a club record with its 11th straight road victory, winning in Philadelphia.
Miles Wood added two assists for the Devils, who are a win away from tying the NHL record for consecutive road victories. New Jersey lost its first road game of the season, at the Flyers on Oct. 13, and hasn’t dropped one away from home since. The Devils’ next road game is Dec. 12 at the Rangers.
The Devils, who recently had a 13-game winning streak, have won four of five and 17 of 19 overall.
Travis Konecny and Lukas Sedlak scored for the Flyers, who have lost 12 of 13.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4, RED WINGS 1: Jack Eichel scored just over a minute into the game and Vegas never relinquished the lead as its won in Detroit.
Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist, while Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith also scored for Vegas, which won for the second time in five games. Adin Hill made 24 saves to record his first victory in his last four starts.
Oskar Sundqvist scored his third goal in two games, while Ville Husso stopped 21 shots for Detroit. The Wings lost in regulation for just the second time in eight games (4-2-2).
PENGUINS 6, BLUES 2: Kasperi Kapanen scored his second career hat trick and Pittsburgh won at home.
Bryan Rust had a goal and three assists, Jason Zucker had a goal and two assists, Sidney Crosby also scored and Evgeni Malkin added three assists to help the Penguins win their second straight and seventh in the last nine. Tristan Jarry stopped 26 shots for the Penguins, who are 9-2-2 in their last 13.
Pavel Buchnevich and Vladimir Tarasenko scored for the Blues, who have lost three straight and five of six after a seven-game win streak. Jordan Binnington gave up four goals on 17 shots before being pulled in the opening minute of the second period. Thomas Greiss had 19 saves in relief.
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