Hayton scores twice in 3rd straight win; Kaprizov returns for Minnesota, which has lost 4 of 5
Utah Hockey Club at Wild | Recap
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Karel Vejmelka made 26 saves for his first shutout of the season, and the Utah Hockey Club defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-0 at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday.
Barrett Hayton scored twice, and Nick DeSimone had two assists for Utah (21-19-7), which has won three in a row.
Filip Gustavsson made 25 saves for the Wild (28-16-4), which has lost four of its past five. Forward Kirill Kaprizov had three shots in 16:39 in his return to the lineup after missing the past 12 games with a lower-body injury.
Hayton put Utah ahead 1-0 at 1:46 of the first period when he redirected DeSimone’s point shot past Gustavsson.
Clayton Keller made it 2-0 at 15:55 with a power-play goal, skating right to left across the slot before firing a wrist shot short side over Gustavsson’s right shoulder. Utah’s captain has three goals and seven assists during a five-game point streak.
Lawson Crouse extended the lead 3-0 at 14:14 of the second period, getting position on Declan Chisholm in front to bat in a feed from Olli Maatta along the left wall.
Hayton backhanded a rebound down low for the 4-0 final at 1:48 of the third period. He has three goals and two assists in his past two games.
