Kaprizov caps hat trick in OT as Wild beat Blue Jackets 3-2
By PATRICK DONNELLY
Associated Press
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored with 20 seconds left in overtime, completing a natural hat trick and lifting the Minnesota Wild past the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 22 of 24 shots for the Wild, who trailed 2-0 heading into the third period. Mathieu Olivier and Liam Foudy scored for Columbus while Elvis Merzlikins made 42 saves. Merzlikins blanked the Wild through the first 40 minutes before Kaprizov scored twice in the first six minutes of the third to tie the game. Then, on the final shift of overtime, Wild defenseman Calen Addison feathered a pass across the crease and Kaprizov slammed it into the open net for the game winner.
