Wild chase Fleury, top Vegas 4-3
Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) watches the puck shot by Minnesota Wild's Nico Sturm (7) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn.[(AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)]
Joel Eriksson Ek had his second career two-goal game and Kirill Kaprizov scored for Minnesota’s league-worst power play as the Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3.
Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 24 shots to win his eighth consecutive start for Minnesota. Dylan Coghlan had a had trick for Vegas for the first three goals of his career.
Coghlan scored with 6 minutes left and then with the extra attacker with 2:10 remaining.
The Wild are two points behind the Golden Knights in the West Division.