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Minnesota Wild 3, Florida Panthers 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Minnesota Wild 3, Florida Panthers 2. Shots on goal: MIN 50, FLA 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MIN 0-0 FLA; P2 MIN 2-0 FLA; P3 MIN 1-2 FLA.

Scoring plays: P2 02:47 Marcus Foligno (assists: Yakov Trenin, Jeff Petry) to make it MIN 1-0 FLA; P2 18:25 Ryan Hartman to make it MIN 2-0 FLA; P3 00:42 Matthew Tkachuk (assists: Gustav Forsling, Sam Bennett) to make it MIN 2-1 FLA; P3 18:47 Aaron Ekblad (assists: Seth Jones, Matthew Tkachuk) to make it MIN 2-2 FLA; P3 19:55 Joel Eriksson Ek (assists: Brock Faber) to make it MIN 3-2 FLA. Top skaters: Matthew Tkachuk (FLA) 1 G, 1 A; Marcus Foligno (MIN) 1 G, 0 A; Ryan Hartman (MIN) 1 G, 0 A; Aaron Ekblad (FLA) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Daniil Tarasov (FLA) 47 saves on 50, decision L; Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) 18 saves on 20, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · FLA
Matthew Tkachuk
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:19 TOI
Goals · FLA
Aaron Ekblad
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 22:39 TOI
Goaltending · MIN
Jesper Wallstedt
18 saves on 20 shots (.900) · W
Season highs
Daniil Tarasov · Season-high 47 saves

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

MIN 2 largest lead P2 18:25 (MIN 2, FLA 0) · 2-0 run, P2 2:47–P2 18:25
FLA 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P3 0:42–P3 18:47
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P2 2:47 Marcus Foligno (Yakov Trenin, Jeff Petry) MIN · snap shot · MIN 1, FLA 0
  • P2 18:25 Ryan Hartman MIN · wrist shot · MIN 2, FLA 0
  • P3 0:42 Matthew Tkachuk (Gustav Forsling, Sam Bennett) FLA · tip-in shot · MIN 2, FLA 1
  • P3 18:47 Aaron Ekblad (Seth Jones, Matthew Tkachuk) FLA · Power play · slap shot · MIN 2, FLA 2
  • P3 19:55 Joel Eriksson Ek (Brock Faber) MIN · wrist shot · MIN 3, FLA 2

Linescore

123 T
MIN 021 3
FLA 002 2

Shots on goal: MIN 50, FLA 20

📋 Team Stats

MINFLA
50Shots on goal20
87Shot attempts42
35Faceoff wins33
15Hits21
20Blocked shots9
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways5
13Giveaways13
2Penalty minutes2
90.0%Save %94.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MIN19112050
FLA68620

🎯 Shot Map

Minnesota Wild3 G · 65 attempts
Ryan Hartman: saved (slap)Matt Boldy: saved (backhand)Michael McCarron: saved (snap)Jared Spurgeon: saved (slap)Quinn Hughes: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: missed the netBobby Brink: missed the netMarcus Johansson: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: saved (wrist)Jeff Petry: saved (slap)Brock Faber: saved (snap)Bobby Brink: saved (backhand)Bobby Brink: saved (wrist)Michael McCarron: saved (snap)Michael McCarron: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: saved (backhand)Jonas Brodin: saved (slap)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (snap)Bobby Brink: missed the netJake Middleton: saved (snap)Marcus Johansson: saved (wrist)Nick Foligno: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: saved (slap)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Marcus Foligno: goal (snap)Marcus Foligno: saved (tip-in)Jared Spurgeon: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (snap)Yakov Trenin: saved (deflected)Quinn Hughes: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: missed the netMichael McCarron: missed the netJeff Petry: saved (slap)Brock Faber: saved (snap)Mats Zuccarello: missed the netMichael McCarron: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: saved (snap)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (slap)Joel Eriksson Ek: missed the netRyan Hartman: saved (deflected)Ryan Hartman: goal (wrist)Nick Foligno: saved (tip-in)Joel Eriksson Ek: missed the netQuinn Hughes: missed the netJonas Brodin: saved (snap)Jonas Brodin: saved (snap)Jeff Petry: saved (snap)Brock Faber: saved (snap)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (backhand)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (snap)Yakov Trenin: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: saved (snap)Jake Middleton: saved (snap)Jonas Brodin: saved (snap)Jeff Petry: saved (snap)Brock Faber: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (snap)Marcus Foligno: missed the netNick Foligno: saved (snap)Nick Foligno: saved (wrist)Mats Zuccarello: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: saved (slap)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (tip-in)Joel Eriksson Ek: goal (wrist)
  • 3Goals5% of attempts
  • 47Saved72% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net23% of attempts
Florida Panthers2 G · 32 attempts
Carter Verhaeghe: missed the netEetu Luostarinen: saved (snap)Cole Reinhardt: saved (snap)Dmitry Kulikov: saved (snap)Noah Gregor: saved (wrist)Matthew Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Vinnie Hinostroza: missed the netMatthew Tkachuk: saved (snap)Jesper Boqvist: missed the netNoah Gregor: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: missed the netVinnie Hinostroza: saved (tip-in)Mike Benning: saved (slap)Aaron Ekblad: saved (slap)Aaron Ekblad: saved (slap)Luke Kunin: missed the netLuke Kunin: saved (snap)Aaron Ekblad: saved (backhand)Aaron Ekblad: saved (wrist)Tomas Nosek: missed the netDonovan Sebrango: missed the netSam Bennett: missed the netSeth Jones: saved (snap)Matthew Tkachuk: goal (tip-in)Noah Gregor: saved (wrist)Eetu Luostarinen: missed the netNoah Gregor: saved (backhand)Matthew Tkachuk: saved (backhand)Gustav Forsling: missed the netAaron Ekblad: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: saved (tip-in)Aaron Ekblad: goal (slap)
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 18Saved56% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net38% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ryan Hartman R 101+140014:50
Joel Eriksson Ek C 101052014:25
Marcus Foligno L 101+122012:02
Brock Faber D 011051224:53
Jeff Petry D 011+141114:33
Yakov Trenin C 011+123213:10
Quinn Hughes D 000+150126:55
Jonas Brodin D 000040219:30
Kirill Kaprizov L 000+110018:16
Jake Middleton D 000020617:42
Michael McCarron C 000-123217:20
Mats Zuccarello R 000+110116:41
Bobby Brink R 000-122116:00
Marcus Johansson L 000-130115:45
Matt Boldy L 000011015:15
Jared Spurgeon D 000010014:32
Vladimir Tarasenko R 000020013:34
Nick Foligno L 000+140112:37
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jesper Wallstedt W 182090.0260:00
FLA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Matthew Tkachuk L 112+241018:19
Aaron Ekblad D 101+150022:39
Seth Jones D 011+111021:53
Gustav Forsling D 011000020:46
Sam Bennett C 011+201218:52
Dmitry Kulikov D 000-211121:03
Vinnie Hinostroza C 000-110019:58
Carter Verhaeghe C 000+210018:11
Donovan Sebrango D 000-106117:26
Tomas Nosek L 000-203016:50
Eetu Luostarinen C 000010216:48
Jesper Boqvist C 000-201016:21
Cole Reinhardt L 000-115115:29
Mike Benning D 000-110114:50
Luke Kunin C 000010114:37
Noah Gregor L 000-230013:37
Nolan Foote L 000002011:22
Evan Rodrigues C 000000000:49
FLA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Daniil Tarasov L 475094.0358:10

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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