Kaprizov, Zuccarello fuel Wild's 5-1 win vs. Stars
ByNHL.com @NHLdotcom
ST. PAUL, Minn. --Kirill Kaprizov scored twice and had an assist for the Minnesota Wild in a 5-1 win against the Dallas Stars at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday.
Mats Zuccarello had a goal and two assists, Marco Rossi got his seventh assist, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 22 saves for the Wild in their preseason finale (6-1-0). Joe Pavelski scored for the Stars, who finished the preseason 2-5-0. Jake Oettinger allowed on four goals on 20 shots over the first two periods, and Scott Wedgewood made seven saves in the third period. Joel Eriksson Ek gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead at 3:57 of the first period, and Kaprizov scored on the power play at 8:49 to make it 2-0. Brandon Duhaime extended the lead to 3-0 at 3:19 of the second period, but Pavelski cut it to 3-1 at 5:22. Zuccarello restored the Wild's three-goal lead at 11:48 to make it 4-1. Kaprizov scored again on the power play at 14:15 of the third for the 5-1 final.
