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Eriksson Ek Scores In OT, Wild Beat Canucks 3-2

The Wild moved one point ahead of St. Louis for second place in the Central Division after the Blues lost at home to Philadelphia.

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March 25, 2022

Joel Eriksson Ek scored 31 seconds into overtime, Cam Talbot made 26 saves and the Minnesota Wild kept rolling with a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

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Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist and Kevin Fiala also scored for Minnesota, which has won four in a row and is 6-1-1 in its last eight games. Talbot has won his past seven starts.

The Wild (80 points) moved one point ahead of St. Louis for second place in the Central Division after the Blues lost at home to Philadelphia.

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