Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt (30) makes the behind the back save on a shot from Utah Mammoth center Barrett Hayton (27) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)
October 27, 2026 - 9:33 PM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored his NHL-leading 14th goal of the season and added an assist, Jesper Wallstedt stopped 26 of the 27 shots he faced, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Utah Mammoth 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Joel Eriksson Ek and Maxim Shabanov also had goals while Quinn Hughes had two assists for the Wild, who have won three straight and went 3-1-1 on a five-game road trip.
Utah's Logan Cooley scored with 1:21 to play to spoil Wallstedt's shutout bid.
Kaprizov scored on the power-play just 48 seconds into the second period to give the Wild a 2-0 lead. He has multiple points in three consecutive games and has scored a goal in eight of his last nine games.
Kaprizov is also tied with Alexander Ovechkin for the fifth-most goals scored in October in NHL history.
Eriksson Ek also scored on the power play with less than five minutes to play in the first period and has eight points (3 goals, 5 assists) in his last seven games.
Karel Vejmelka made 27 stops for the Mammoth, who have lost three of their last five games.
Up next
Wild: Return home to face the New York Islanders on Thursday night.
Mammoth: Open a six-game road trip at Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
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