Minnesota Wild flip the script, defeat Blues 6-2 behind Kaprizov's hat-trick

The Minnesota Wild turned the tables and tied the series versus the St. Louis Blues in Game 2, defeating the Blues 6-2. Minnesota didn't have a shot for the first nine and a half minutes of the game, but they did score on their first one. Joel Eriksson Ek had a great performance with 2 goals and 1 assists, and he even appeared to score the first playoff hat-trick in Minnesota Wild history but his third goal was waived off due to Marcus Foligno being offside earlier in the shift.

Kirill Kaprizov then took matters into his own hands and scored the first Wild playoff hat-trick just moments later on an empty-net goal. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 of 34 shots and picked up his first playoff win in his last 5 starts.

The highlights from the game can be seen below.

ONE SHOT. ONE GOAL. LET'S GO. #ItsAboutWinning pic.twitter.com/5EORP2RvGY— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) May 5, 2022

GAUDREAU GOES AROUND FOR A BEAUTY OF A GOAL. #ItsAboutWinning pic.twitter.com/IVwCidbQT2— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) May 5, 2022

KIRILL THE THRILL STAYS ON BRAND FOR THIS T H R I L L I N G GOAL 💪 pic.twitter.com/l22h69QwJo— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) May 5, 2022

ERIKSSON EK: CAPITALIZE KING pic.twitter.com/xn0CxGV3fx— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) May 5, 2022

That's a tough angle to score from for anybody, but not for Jordan Kyrou. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/wcNbpr76zt— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) May 5, 2022

This shot by Vladimir Tarasenko was a thing of beauty. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/pS3g1Ppd3f— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) May 5, 2022

KNOCK KNOCK, IT'S YOUR FAVORITE DUO. HERE FOR THE POST SEASON. pic.twitter.com/haYw98tMV7— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) May 5, 2022

KIRILL KAPRIZOV @Enterprise HAT TRICK!!! 🎩🎩🎩 #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/409jIG5n5W— NHL (@NHL) May 5, 2022

MUST READ

3 minutes ago  |  By Aaron Itovitch Don Cherry Brutally Calls Out Darnell Nurse for Actions Leading to Ryan Reaves' Suspension

32 minutes ago  |  By Tyler Ball Columbus Blue Jackets Linked in Trade to 75-Point Scorer by NHL Writer

12 hours ago  |  By Tom Banks Unforeseen Events Nearly Force Toronto Maple Leafs vs Utah Hockey Club Game to be Postponed

14 hours ago  |  By Tom Banks NHL Department of Player Safety Makes Official Ruling On Canucks Captain Quinn Hughes

15 hours ago  |  By Aaron Itovitch Canadian Team Unexpectedly Places 6-Foot-3 Enforcer on the NHL Waiver Wire

15 hours ago  |  By Aaron Itovitch Elliotte Friedman Hints at Trade of 30 Million Dollar Defenseman to Canadian Team

18 hours ago  |  By Aaron Itovitch 900-Game NHL Veteran Likely to Retire After Refusing to Sign With Canadian Team

18 hours ago  |  By Aaron Itovitch Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving Addresses Struggling Player Nick Robertson in New Interview

MORE STORIES