The 26-year-old storm scored on Thursday evening (January 6th, 2022, local time) in the first third to make it 2-1 for Wild when he deflected a shot from Jonas Brodin. It was his sixth goal of the season.
In the middle third, Minnesota had to cope with the failure of top scorer Kirill Kaprisow, preseason rookie of the year, who was injured after a hard check from Boston’s Trent Frederic. Goalkeeper Kaapo Kahkonen saved the victory of Wild, who had previously suffered five defeats in a row, with 36 saves.
The Red Wings game is canceled
The game of the Detroit Red Wings, team of the Germans Moritz Seider and Thomas Greiss, at the Anaheim Ducks, which was also scheduled for Thursday, was postponed to Sunday at short notice. It was the 99th game in this NHL season that could not be played as planned. The Ducks are currently affected by a corona outbreak.