The Carolina Hurricanes were largely dominant throughout the game and still lost 5-2 to the Minnesota Wild on Sunday at PNC Arena.
Visitors can thank their goalkeeper. In fact, Filip Gustavsson was hot in front of his cage, making 40 saves, including several very important ones, especially when he got the better of Michael Bunting in a breakaway.
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However, the latter equalized with a wrist shot in the third period.
The other great architect of this wild success is Kirill Kaprizov, who stood out with a hat-trick. He brought the two teams level in the first half before letting his club take the lead in the second half.
Martin Necas was the other answer writer for the local favorites, while Joel Eriksson Ek and Jake Middleton also came out with a hit.
Former Montreal Canadiens Jesperi Kotkaniemi has been ejected for the 11th time in his last 13 games. He made 17 ice appearances with a playing time of 14 minutes and 14 seconds.
Despite this win, the Wild are six points behind the Nashville Predators, who sit eighth in the Western Conference. The Hurricanes are in third place in the Metropolitan Section with a record of 25-15-5.