Wild thump Blues to even series, Kaprizov gets hat trick

2 years ago  /  Sportsnet

(AP) — had a hat trick and Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice for the , who snapped back at the with a 6-2 victory to even their first-round playoff series at one game apiece Wednesday night. Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who host Game 3 in St. Louis on Friday night. Eriksson Ek assisted on Kaprizov’s first goal, a much-needed score on the power play that gave the Wild a 3-0 lead late in the first period. In between Kaprizov’s scores, Eriksson Ek thought he had a hat trick himself. Then, just 51 seconds into the second period, Eriksson Ek gave the Wild a 4-0 lead....

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