ST. PAUL, Minn. — Future Corridor of Famer Marc-Andre Fleury’s pursuit of childhood idol, Patrick Roy, for second all-time with 552 profession regular-season victories continues after the Minnesota Wild coughed up a 3-1 third-period result in the Philadelphia Flyers and misplaced 4-3 in time beyond regulation.
Flyers left winger Joel Farabee’s scored the winner with one second left on a four-on-three energy play. The Wild snapped a 1-1 tie within the third interval with two fast targets by Ryan Hartman and Matt Boldy, however in a span of 1:25 halfway by the third interval, Minnesota gave up targets to Tyson Foerster and Owen Tippett.
Marcus Johansson additionally scored for the Wild, who misplaced for the seventh time in eight video games. Minnesota is 9-9-4 towards the East.
Hartman moved from proper wing to high line heart with Boldy and Mats Zuccarello. Freddy Gaudreau moved from heart to proper wing subsequent to Pat Maroon and Marco Rossi.
Matt Dumba performed his first profession sport towards the Wild on Saturday night time throughout his first return to Minnesota since signing with the Arizona Coyotes final summer time. The Wild are 3-6 towards the Central Division, together with 5 losses to the Dallas Stars, Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche – the three high groups within the division.
Minnesota’s legs might be a problem after turning what ought to have been a straightforward win right into a hold-on-for-dear-life end the place the bench was shortened and 4 defensemen had been used.
Wild tighten issues up, then get approach too unfastened
TIPPER TIES IT. #PHIvsMIN | @TippettOwen pic.twitter.com/3IYgVXH0KM
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 13, 2024
Decimated by harm, the Wild have struggled mightily just lately due to their incapability to attain (12 targets within the earlier seven video games). However even worse has been their incapability to defend. After permitting 28 targets throughout their 1-6 string after profitable 11 of the earlier 14, it was evident Minnesota targeted by itself finish.
Through the first two durations, they defended fairly effectively and bought pucks out cleanly for essentially the most half, with stretch passes by typically having two wingers deep within the impartial zone. Fleury didn’t face many Grade A’s. In truth, by two durations, Pure Stat Trick had the Wild giving up 4 high-danger possibilities.
However then Minnesota bought grasping after taking a 3-1 lead. As an alternative of taking part in sensible and protected, they bought victimized by a foul pinch after which a frantic shift in their very own finish that derailed all the great that they had carried out beforehand.
MATT BOLDY BRINGS US UP ✌️ #mnwild pic.twitter.com/Mdus3uw2Ux
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) January 13, 2024
Dangerous change prices them tying purpose
THE #MNWILD STRIKE FIRST ‼ pic.twitter.com/FG8ACEBVOl
— Bally Sports activities North (@BallySportsNOR) January 13, 2024
After a scoreless first interval by which the Wild had some good possibilities and had been extra engaged than they’ve been in current video games, Johansson gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead early within the second interval. Cam York fumbled a puck on the offensive blue line and Joel Eriksson Ek pounced and handed left to Johansson for a fast counter. Johansson crossed into the offensive zone, minimize to his proper and used the defender as a display screen to beat Carter Hart.
However the Wild have had an inclination these days to have some funky line modifications. They rapidly coughed up the tying purpose on a type of. Moments after Minnesota gave up a three-on-one, Dakota Mermis went for a line change with Johansson after Johansson’s cross within the impartial zone supposed for Gaudreau was off the mark.
Travis Konecny slipped an ideal cross by Jon Merrill’s legs proper onto the tape of a driving Farabee for a 1-1 rating.
All aboard. 🚂#PHIvsMIN | @FarabeeJoel pic.twitter.com/HuiByKKOVK
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 13, 2024
Damage updates
Injured Kirill Kaprizov, Filip Gustavsson and Jonas Brodin all took half of their first morning skates with the group since being harm. They progressed to the purpose of taking contact from the scratches and assistant coaches after the remainder of their teammates filed off the ice Friday morning.
Coach John Hynes stated how they reply will decide after they can return to the lineup. Studying the tea leaves, there’s an opportunity Kaprizov might return towards the Coyotes. It seemed like Minnesota was aiming for a Monday return of Gustavsson towards the New York Islanders, however there’s all the time an opportunity he makes a shock begin towards Arizona relatively than rookie Jesper Wallstedt receiving his residence debut.
It’s believed Vinni Lettieri (damaged foot) might begin skating by Monday. Jared Spurgeon isn’t near returning.
YOU ARE THE MAN, HARTMAN#MNWILD | #NHL pic.twitter.com/alm5me5jqc
— Bally Sports activities North (@BallySportsNOR) January 13, 2024
Three stars
1. Farabee, Flyers: Scored one purpose in regulation and the winner 3:35 into time beyond regulation.
2. Hartman, Wild: Minnesota’s finest ahead all night time, Hartman scored his sixth purpose previously 11 video games and assisted on Boldy’s 14th purpose previously 22 video games quickly thereafter. He additionally had 5 photographs.
3. Konecny, Flyers: Assisted on two targets to increase street level streak to 10 video games.
(Photograph: Bruce Kluckhohn / NHLI by way of Getty Pictures)
