
ST. PAUL, Minn. — — Marcus Johansson scored at 3:38 of extra time with the purpose off its moorings and the Minnesota Wild overcame a last-second tying purpose to beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Tuesday evening.
Predators goalie Justus Annunen knocked the purpose misplaced as he backed up on a rush. Johansson’s first shot hit the shifting web and he acquired the puck again and slid it throughout the road. After a overview, the purpose was dominated good, infuriating the Nashville gamers and coaches.
Steven Stamkos tied it for Nashville with 0.3 seconds left in regulation and Annunen off for an additional attacker, beating the clock and goalie Filip Gustavsson with a one-timer from the left facet. Defenseman Nick Blankenburg saved the puck in on the blue line and acquired the puck to Stamkos for his second purpose of the season and 584th total.
Minnesota closed a six-game homestand with consecutive victories after dropping the primary 4. Kirill Kaprizov and Zeev Buium scored power-play objectives for the Wild, and Gustavsson made 32 saves.
Matthew Wood additionally scored for weary Nashville, with the Predators coming off a 5-4 extra time loss to Vancouver at house Monday evening. Annunen stopped 22 photographs in his third sport of season.
Buium gave Minnesota a 2-1 lead with 4:01 left within the second, deflecting fellow defenseman Brock Faber‘s feed from the purpose previous Annunen — with Stamkos sitting for slashing Matt Boldy.
Kaprizov opened the scoring on an influence play halfway via the primary interval, firing a wrist shot from between the highest of the circles for his eighth purpose of the season. The Wild acquired the person benefit when Michael Bunting was despatched off for elbowing Buium.
Wood tied it on a tip at 5:16 of the second off a Minnesota turnover.
Predators: Host Philadelphia on Thursday evening.
Wild: At Carolina on Thursday evening.
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