Quebec’s Frédérick Gaudreau saved the Minnesota Wild from disaster, scoring the game-winning goal in a shootout to end a wild game that ended 6-5 against the Stars on Sunday in Dallas.
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This victory will certainly have a funny taste for the visitors, who let slip a four-goal lead in the third period. Roope Hintz gave them a headache with his second career hat trick and four points.
Joe Pavelski (three assists) and Mason Marchment (one goal, one assist) also contributed, as did Jason Robertson (one goal, one assist), who had at least one point in his 18th straight game.
Kirill Kaprizov also extended his streaks in the other clan. He scored in a sixth straight game, tying a franchise mark also owned by Nino Niederreiter and Bryan Rolston. His 12 straight games with at least one point is also a team mark, which he shares with Mikael Granlund and Kevin Fiala.
Connor Dewar, Jake Middleton, Jordan Greenway and Joel Eriksson Ek were the other scorers. Marc André-Fleury saved 30 pucks in the victory.
another loss
The Anaheim Ducks capped a four-game road trip with a fourth loss in Winnipeg. This time, they let slip a two-goal lead to fall 5-2 to the Jets.
The California club were leading 2-0 halfway through the match, courtesy of Jakob Silfverberg and Brett Leason. The Jets then opened the machine, scoring five unanswered goals. Saku Maenalanen, Dylan Samberg, Morgan Barron, Mark Scheifele and Nate Schmidt in turn stirred up the crowd at the Canada Life Centre. It was a first career goal for Samberg.
Adam Lowry and Kyle Connor both had two assists, while Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves in the win. At the other end of the rink, Anthony Stolarz was bombarded with 40 shots.