National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 3, Philadelphia 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 20, 2014
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Dave Jackson, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Jay Sharrers
Attendance: 19919

Wild 3, Flyers 2: Jason Zucker scored to snap a tie with 46 seconds remaining in the third period as visiting Minnesota skated to a season-high fourth straight victory.

Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux netted a power-play goal by blasting a one-timer from the left circle to forge a 2-2 tie with 3:30 left in the third. The Wild regained their composure as defenseman Ryan Suter jumped on a loose puck and threaded a pass to Zucker, who made the easy conversion for his first tally in 11 contests.

Nino Niederreiter collected his fifth goal in four games and added an assist for Minnesota. Defenseman Marco Scandella tallied for the second straight contest and had an assist while Darcy Kuemper finished with 37 saves.

Defenseman Mark Streit also scored and Ray Emery turned aside 26 shots for the Flyers, who have dropped four in a row and yielded eight power-play goals in their last 16 opportunities. Giroux mustered a game-high seven shots on goal while Streit added six.

Minnesota ended an 0-for-32 road power-play drought midway into the second period as defenseman Matt Dumba wired a sharp pass from atop the left circle to Niederreiter, who drilled a one-timer past Emery for his team-leading ninth goal. Philadelphia answered 3 1/2 minutes later as Streit beat Kuemper from in close before Scandella netted his career-high fourth goal at 1:42 of the third.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Prior to the contest, former Hart Trophy winner Eric Lindros and fellow "Legion of Doom" linemate John LeClair were inducted into the Flyers' Hall of Fame. ... Niederreiter has scored four of Minnesota's six power-play goals this season. ... Wild C Mikael Granlund notched an assist to extend his point streak to four games.
Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Philadelphia
Nino Niederreiter 2 Points Claude Giroux 1
Nino Niederreiter 1 Goals Claude Giroux 1
Nino Niederreiter 1 Assists Vincent Lecavalier 1
Nino Niederreiter 1 Power Play Goals Claude Giroux 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Darcy Kuemper .949 Save Percentage Ray Emery .897
Darcy Kuemper 37 Saves Ray Emery 26
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 29 3 1-5 2-3 10 29
Philadelphia 39 2 1-3 4-5 14 31
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Columbus. The Flyers have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .273 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Wild have a W/L % of .727 after a win and .429 after a loss.