Kirill Kaprizov didn’t have any points, a rarity this season, but that didn’t stall the Wild.
They finally shrugged off the Maple Leafs 2-1 in overtime on Sunday night at Xcel Energy Center for their third straight win.
A Matt Boldy breakaway broke a 1-1 tie with 2 minutes, 46 seconds left in overtime.
This was only the second time this season Kaprizov went pointless, and his franchise-record multipoint game streak ended at seven games.
His 21 points are in a three-way tie with Colorado’s Cale Makar and Florida’s Sam Reinhart for the league lead.
Toronto goalie Anthony Stolarz finished with 31 saves, while Filip Gustavsson turned in 27 stops for the Wild; he’s now 6-1-1.
Maple Leafs right wing Ryan Reaves (75) drops Wild right wing Ryan Hartman to ice in the crease in front of Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz in the second period. (Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The Wild (8-1-2) led first, Ryan Hartman deflecting in the puck 10:19 into the first period after a backhander from Frederick Gaudreau hit the post.
But the Wild faded the rest of the period, while the Leafs improved — their pressure culminating in a tying goal on the power play (1-for-2) at 19:08 from William Nylander, who one-timed in an Auston Matthews pass.
