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Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy (12) scores against Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) during the shootout of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka, right, defends against Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy (12) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City.
Minnesota Wild center Marat Khusnutdinov, center, scores against Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) makes a save against the Minnesota Wild during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Hockey Club center Alexander Kerfoot, left, watches as teammate Utah Hockey Club’s Kevin Stenlund scores against Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) while his teammate Minnesota Wild defenseman Declan Chisholm (47) looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City.
Minnesota Wild center Marat Khusnutdinov, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Utah Hockey Club during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City.
Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy (12) scores against Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) during the shootout of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka, right, defends against Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy (12) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City.
Minnesota Wild center Marat Khusnutdinov, center, scores against Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) makes a save against the Minnesota Wild during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Hockey Club center Alexander Kerfoot, left, watches as teammate Utah Hockey Club’s Kevin Stenlund scores against Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) while his teammate Minnesota Wild defenseman Declan Chisholm (47) looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City.
Minnesota Wild center Marat Khusnutdinov, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Utah Hockey Club during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Salt Lake City.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Matt Boldy was the only scorer in the shootout and lifted the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night.
Minnesota’s Marco Rossi scored with 43.2 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Kirill Kaprizov added his 18th goal of the season, and Marat Khusnutdinov and Marcus Johansson also scored for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson finished with 21 saves.
Clayton Keller scored twice in the third period to rally the Utah Hockey Club from a one-goal deficit. Kevin Stenlund and Juuso Valimaki also scored, and Karel Vejmelka made 34 saves.
Utah lost its fifth straight home game. Minnesota won for the sixth time in seven games.
The Wild erased a 1-0 deficit late in the second after scoring twice in a 36-second span. Khusnutdinov evened the score when he raced down the middle unobstructed and snapped the puck past Vejmelka. Minnesota went up 2-1 after Kaprizov swiped the puck from Olli Maatta and scored on a successful counterattack.
Keller rallied Utah with two third-period goals, both coming on the power play. Valimaki’s goal with 8:15 remaining gave Utah a 4-3 lead before Rossi forced overtime.
Wild: Minnesota dominated on defense through the first two periods, allowing just 12 shots on goal before slipping a bit during a chaotic third.
Utah: Keller has 22 points in 28 career games against Minnesota after scoring his eighth and ninth goals of the season.
Rossi gave the Wild new life when he snapped the puck through two sets of legs and over Vejmelka’s hip for the tying goal.
Minnesota has recorded a league-leading 12 road wins through 17 games.
Minnesota returns home for five straight games, starting with Edmonton on Thursday. Utah visits Colorado on Thursday.
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