Boldy scores overtime goal in win for Wild
Zuccarello helps set up game-winner vs. Predators
Host Minnesota pulled its goaltender in overtime and Matt Boldy scored to lift the Wild to a 4-3 victory against the Nashville Predators on Sunday.
Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury skated off 3:30 into OT, giving Minnesota a 4-on-3 advantage. Seconds later, Boldy got a pass from Mats Zuccarello and beat Predators goalie Juuse Saros for his 24th goal.
Had Nashville scored an empty-netter after Fleury was pulled, Minnesota (31-27-7) would have forfeited its point for the overtime loss. But the Wild are trying to rally into a playoff spot, so coach John Hynes tried a risky gamble.
“We need two points,” Hynes said. “One point, zero points, it’s not doing us any good. Two points is what we need.”
Nashville’s Ryan O’Reilly scored a power-play goal with 2:02 remaining in regulation, helping the Predators avoid what would have been their first regulation loss since Feb. 15. Nashville is 10-0-2 in its last 12 games.
Other games
Hurricanes 7, Flames 2: Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and two assists to help Carolina beat visiting Calgary to win its third straight. Aho and Svechnikov were two of seven different goal-scorers for the Hurricanes, who have won three straight.
Blackhawks 7, Coyotes 4: Colin Blackwell got his first career hat trick and Connor Bedard had two goals and an assist, leading host Chicago to a victory against Arizona as the Blackhawks have won two of their past three games.
Notes
Colorado Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor will undergo hip surgery this week and miss the rest of the season, coach Jared Bednar said.
• The Blackhawks have agreed to a two-year contract with forward Landon Slaggert.