Kaprizov, Hughes help Wild storm past Bruins
The Minnesota Wild defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 in their home opener, led by two goals from Kirill Kaprizov. The game featured a strong comeback by the Wild after falling behind early in the first period.
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Forward scores twice, defenseman has go-ahead goal, assist
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Kirill Kaprizov scored twice, and Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist for the Minnesota Wild, who scored four straight to defeat the Boston Bruins 4-1 at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday.
Jared Spurgeon also scored, and Jesper Wallstedt made 26 saves for the Wild (2-0-0) in their home opener.
“We got scored on early. We didn’t really have a ton going on in the first period, but we stayed with it,” Minnesota coach John Hynes said. “Then we came out in the second and played a little bit better and figured out how we could get a little bit more going, and the guys went out and executed really well.”
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