Quebec’s Frédérick Gaudreau saved the Minnesota Wild from disaster by scoring the decisive goal in a penalty shootout to end a wild game that ended 6-5 against the Stars in Dallas on Sunday.
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This victory will certainly have a comical aftertaste for the guests, who gambled away a four-goal advantage 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) contributed, as did Jason Robertson (one goal, one assist), who scored at least a point in his 18th straight game.
Kirill Kaprizov also extended his streaks in the other clan. He scored in a sixth straight game, joining a franchise brand also owned by Nino Niederreiter and Bryan Rolston. His 12 straight games with at least one point is also a team brand 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 win.
another loss
The Anaheim Ducks ended a four-game road trip with a fourth loss in Winnipeg. This time, they slipped a two-goal lead to fall 5-2 against the Jets.
The California club led 2-0 at halftime thanks to Jakob Silfverberg and Brett Leason. The Jets then opened the machine and scored five unanswered goals. Saku Maenalanen, Dylan Samberg, Morgan Barron, Mark Scheifele and Nate Schmidt 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 bombed with 40 shots.