Eriksson Ek Leads Wild to 8-5 Victory Over Jets in Pre-Season Match

Minnesota scores seven goals in the second period, with Eriksson Ek contributing five points.

Joel Eriksson Ek scored two goals and provided three assists, leading the Minnesota Wild to an 8-5 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Kirill Kaprizov added two power-play goals as the Wild broke the game open with seven goals in the second period.
Ben Jones, Mats Zuccarello, Liam Ohgren, and Marat Khusnutdinov also scored for the Wild, who had thirteen players with at least one point.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves for the Wild, while Connor Hellebuyck allowed eight goals on 29 shots for the Jets.
The teams were tied 1-1 after the first period, but the Wild surged to an 8-2 lead entering the final frame.