{"id":280679,"date":"2024-03-15T08:43:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T13:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=280679"},"modified":"2024-03-15T08:44:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T13:44:40","slug":"minnesota-wild-vs-anaheim-ducks-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=280679","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Minnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks 2-0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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St. Paul, Mn.<\/strong>\u00a0—\u00a0Marc-Andre Fleury<\/a>\u00a0made 16 saves, and the Minnesota Wild extended their point streak to six games with a 2-0 win against the Anaheim Ducks at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was Fleury\u2019s second shutout of the season and his 75th in the NHL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, felt good,\u201d Fleury said. \u201cI didn\u2019t do much back there. The guys were awesome. Lot of blocked shots. D in front boxing out, taking rebounds. I thought we played solid. We didn\u2019t give them much. So, it\u2019s nice to get that one and celebrate the win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kirill Kaprizov<\/a> scored in his third straight game, and Zach Bogosian<\/a> scored for the Wild (33-27-7), who have won three in a row five of their past six (5-0-1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026This is the time where you have to play your best. When it matters the most,\u201d Minnesota coach John Hynes said. \u201cAnd I think lots of times there\u2019s different segments in the season, but this is one where you\u2019re playing meaningful games that you need to be able to play your best in those situations and he\u2019s certainly stepping up in that area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lukas Dostal<\/a> made 29 saves for the Ducks (23-40-3), who have lost four in a row and five of their past six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike always, he\u2019s just so good back there,\u201d Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe<\/a> said of Dostal. \u201cWhenever we need him, he shows up. He was great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bogosian gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead at 14:44 of the first period, scoring on a one-timer from just inside the blue line off a pass from Marco Rossi from behind the net and off the side boards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnesota outshot Anaheim 15-2 in the second period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fleury denied Brett Leason on a partial breakaway at 2:08 of the second, and Matt Boldy came up with the loose puck for the breakout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaprizov then extended it to 2-0 on the rush nine seconds later at 2:17 off a centering feed from Ryan Hartman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaprizov has four goals during his streak, and 11 points (eight goals, three assists) in a six-game point streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s easy when you start scoring more goals,\u201d Kaprizov said. \u201cIt\u2019s feeling better, and you feel better on the ice and locker room, everything. \u2026It\u2019s big time for us now, for the team. We still have chance to go in playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Said Ducks coach Greg Cronin: \u201c[Minnesota] blocked a lot of shots. They packed the inside third of the ice, and we couldn\u2019t get them through. They were blocking them out at the blue line, they were blocking at the net, and they did a really good job keeping us to the outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think we played well. We just weren\u2019t good enough tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTES:<\/strong>\u00a0Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas left and did not return following a hit from Minnesota forward Marcus Johansson at 4:27 of the first period. There was no update. \u2026Wild forward Marat Khusnutdinov had a team-leading four blocked shots in 11:54 of ice time in his NHL debut \u2026.Fleury made his third straight start and is 9-2-0 in his past 13 appearances (11 starts) with a 1.93 goals-against average and .926 save percentage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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