| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 MIN | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
 FLA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Game Leaders
Sam Bennett
· C
Carter Verhaeghe
· C
Mats Zuccarello
· RW
Jake Middleton
· D
Team Stats
20Blocked Shots12
26Hits55
4Takeaways8
22Shots25
1Power Play Goals0
2Power Play Opportunities0
50.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
28Faceoffs Won22
56.0Faceoff Win Percent44.0
8Giveaways8
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
18:58
Marcus Johansson Tip-In Wide Left
18:55
Jesper Boqvist hit Marco Rossi
18:51
Frederick Gaudreau Slap Shot Wide Right
18:35
Jesper Boqvist hit Marco Rossi
18:33
Aaron Ekblad hit Marcus Johansson
18:01
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
18:01
Sam Bennett Slashing against Yakov Trenin
17:45
Niko Mikkola Wrist Shot Wide Left
17:43
Carter Verhaeghe faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
17:43
Goalie Stopped
17:41
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
17:30
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Sam Bennett
17:30
Icing
16:34
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide Left
16:04
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Anton Lundell
16:04
Puck in Benches
15:15
Matthew Tkachuk hit Declan Chisholm
15:12
Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe
15:07
Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Marat Khusnutdinov
14:13
Marcus Foligno hit Patrick Giles
13:52
Marcus Foligno Wrap-around saved by Spencer Knight
13:45
Marcus Foligno hit Niko Mikkola
13:41
Jonas Brodin Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
13:29
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
13:19
Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov
13:10
Eetu Luostarinen hit Kirill Kaprizov
13:03
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
12:45
Marco Rossi faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
12:45
Puck in Benches
12:28
Jonas Brodin Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
12:26
Matthew Tkachuk hit Joel Eriksson Ek
12:21
Marcus Johansson Deflected saved by Spencer Knight
11:58
Jesper Boqvist hit Jon Merrill
11:23
Giveaway by Declan Chisholm
11:03
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot Wide Left
10:51
Marcus Foligno hit Anton Lundell
10:34
Dmitry Kulikov hit Marcus Foligno
10:28
Eetu Luostarinen hit Zach Bogosian
10:26
Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Anton Lundell
10:26
Icing
9:22
Matthew Tkachuk Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
9:20
Joel Eriksson Ek hit Sam Bennett
9:15
Takeaway by Gustav Forsling
9:12
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Sam Bennett
9:12
Icing
8:26
Jake Middleton shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
8:18
Niko Mikkola hit Matt Boldy
7:24
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Marat Khusnutdinov
Gustavsson stays hot, Wild roll past Panthers 5-1 to extend season-opening point streak
— Filip Gustavsson continued his sizzling start to the season by making 24 saves, Jake Middleton tied a career-best with three assists and the Minnesota Wild beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 on Tuesday night.
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