Wild ride a trio of third period goals to win over Blue Jackets

The Minnesota Wild scored three unanswered third period goals en route to a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek, Ryan Hartman, Kirill Kaprizov, and Vladimir Tarasenko each scored a goal in the win. Boldy, Kaprizov, and Yakov Trenin each recorded two assists. Eriksson Ek, Danila Yurov, and Brock Faber added an assist apiece.

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Jesper Wallstedt saved 27 of the 29 shots he faced in net.

Minnesota improved to a record of 21-9-5 on the season. The Wild will return home to St. Paul on Saturday afternoon to battle the Edmonton Oilers with puck drop scheduled for 2 p.m. and coverage available on FanDuel Sports Network North.

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