The Minnesota Wild clinched a playoff berth after defeating the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Thursday evening. Minnesota joins Colorado, Dallas, and Carolina as the fourth team in the nHL to clinch a spot in the postseason.
Matt Boldy led the Wild with two goals and an assist. Ryan Hartman added two goals while Kirill Kaprizov tallied a goal and an assist. Mats Zuccarello chipped in a pair of assists followed by an assist apiece from Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Johansson, and Quinn Hughes. Boldy and Kaprizov now each have 40 goals scored on the season.
Kaprizov ➡️ Zuccarello ➡️ Kaprizov ➡️ Back of the net pic.twitter.com/MzL02Bv7Qv
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Filip Gustavsson saved 30 of the 32 shots he faced in net. The Wild improved to a record of 42-21-12 on the season.
Minnesota will visit the Ottawa Senators on Saturday with the puck drop scheduled for 12 p.m. Game coverage will be available on FanDuel Sports Network North.
