Matt Boldy and Jared Spurgeon each had a goal and an assist, helping the Minnesota Wild rally from an early three-goal deficit to beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-3 on Sunday.
Kirill Kaprizov tied a franchise record with his 42nd goal, and Mats Zuccarello, Marcus Foligno and Nick Bjugstad also scored as Minnesota ended a two-game slide and improved to 10-1-2 in its last 13 games. The Wild are also 8-0-1 in their last nine home contests.
Eleven players had points for Minnesota, which had its first three-goal comeback win of the season. The Wild are in a second-place tie with St. Louis in the Central Division with a game in hand. Rasmus Kupari, Carl Grundstrom and Adrian Kempe scored for struggling Los Angeles, which allowed six unanswered goals and tied a season high with its third straight loss and is 2-4-1 in its past seven. The Kings are four points behind Edmonton for second in the Pacific Division and two up on fourth-place Vegas. The Oilers and Golden Knights have each played one less game.
NOTES: Petersen stopped 27 shots. ... The Kings have scored 11 short-handed goals this season, tying them with Florida for second most in the NHL. Toronto has 13. ... Los Angeles C Blake Lizotte , a Minnesota native, returned after missing six games. ... Boldy missed the previous four games with an upper-body injury. ... Wild D Jon Merrill missed his fifth straight game and Dumba his second in a row, both with upper-body injuries.© 2022 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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