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Wild make most of limited chances in win over Flames
Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves as the Wild scored four goals from four different players to secure a decisive victory over the Flames.
- In St. Paul, Minn., the Minnesota Wild beat the Calgary Flames 4-1, making the most of limited chances and pulling away late.
- Despite out-shooting the Minnesota Wild, the Calgary Flames scored only once for the seventh time in January, extending their losing streak to five and falling 11 points out of a playoff spot with a 3-8-2 record.
- On the scoresheet, Danila Yurov opened with a backhand from Vladimir Tarasenko, Vinnie Hinostroza scored off Jake Middleton, and Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves as Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov added late goals.
- Flames blueliner Zach Whitecloud said `There’s no moral victories here in the NHL, you either win or you lose,` as players called the loss frustrating and coach Ryan Huska urged focusing on work.
- Late in the game, penalties by Martin Pospisil and MacKenzie Weegar led to a Wild power-play goal and an empty-net finish sealing the win.
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Wild make most of limited chances in win over Flames
There was a particular sequence on Thursday night at Grand Casino Arena during which superstar defenseman Quinn Hughes put on a passing clinic with the rest of his teammates on the ice. The puck glided from tape to tape with pinpoint precision as the Wild dominated possession. It felt like only a matter of time before they found the back of the net. Not once did the Wild even scare the net. It started to feel like there was a literal forcefield …
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Leaning Left0Leaning Right7Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution78% Right
Bias Distribution
- 78% of the sources lean Right
78% Right
C 22%
R 78%
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