Overview
- Winnipeg opened with two deflected goals 22 seconds apart by Gabriel Vilardi and Vladislav Namestnikov for a 2-0 first-period lead.
- Kirill Kaprizov and Brock Faber pulled Minnesota even before Marcus Johansson’s power-play tally put the Wild ahead early in the third.
- Nino Niederreiter tied it in the third, and Kyle Connor buried the winner 46 seconds into overtime off a Mark Scheifele drop pass.
- The Jets have won nine straight against Minnesota and haven’t lost to the Wild since March 8, 2023.
- Minnesota outshot Winnipeg 38-22 and fell to 1-5-2 when allowing the first goal, while Kaprizov passed Zach Parise for fourth on the franchise points list at 401.