US EditionPredators Lose 3-2 to Wild on Bizarre OT Goal, Spoiling Late Steven Stamkos Heroics
Marcus Johansson's unusual overtime goal ended Minnesota Wild's five-game losing streak, marking their first winning streak of the season, officials confirmed.
- Three minutes, 38 seconds into 3-on-3 overtime, Marcus Johansson scored the winner at Grand Casino Arena after Predators goalie Justus Annunen dislodged the net, and the NHL Situation Room upheld the call.
- Steven Stamkos tied the game in the final second with an extra attacker, forcing overtime after Nashville Predators played the second night of a back-to-back.
- Filip Gustavsson made 32 saves for the Wild while Justus Annunen stopped 22 for Nashville, despite Nashville outshooting Minnesota 14-4 in the second period.
- The win gave Minnesota back-to-back victories for the first time this season, improving the team record 5-6-3 overall and 2-0 in November while boosting team morale.
- On Thursday the Wild start a two-game trip to Carolina and New York; Minnesota begins in Carolina before visiting the New York Islanders on Friday with a Dec. 23 rematch at Grand Casino Arena later this year.
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The Vorarlberger Marco Rossi and Minnesota Wild have won two games in a row for the first time this season of the North American Hockey League NHL. Minnesota won two games at home on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators after a final goal against the Nashville Predators in the last second and a curious 3-2 win goal after an extension. Marco Kasper and the Detroit Red Wings had to beat each other in the Vegas Golden Knights 0-1. Minnesota went…
NEW YORK. Marcus Johansson has scored several goals in his career – but none as strange as the one he scored in sudden death in Minnesota's home game against Nashville.
Preds irked as Wild net winner with net displaced
The Minnesota Wild scored a controversial overtime goal with the net displaced Tuesday night, and the Nashville Predators, who fell 3-2, addressed it after the loss, with coach Andrew Brunette saying the team disagrees with the opinion of the officials.
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Marcus Johansson scored the winning goal to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 overtime win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minn.
A game ‘like a fruit salad’ gives Wild their first win streak
Watch hockey long enough, and eventually you will see everything. Like a tying goal in the final second of regulation. Or a game-winning goal with the net dislodged. On Tuesday night, the Minnesota Wild and their fans saw both, within just a few minutes of each other. The were 0.3 seconds away from a regulation win, only to be struck by outrageous fortune. But in the end, they got a controversial overtime goal from Marcus Johansson to beat the N…
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