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Holmstrom Lifts Islanders Over Wild in Overtime, 4-3

Quinn Hughes recorded three assists in Minnesota's first home game since Dec. 23.

Overview

  • Minnesota led 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 before New York answered each time to push the game to overtime.
  • Simon Holmstrom scored twice, including the winner at 1:34 of OT, after helping create a late second-period equalizer.
  • Casey Cizikas tied it 3-3 with a shorthanded 2-on-1 in the final minute of the second period.
  • Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves for the Islanders, while Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 shots for the Wild.
  • Ben Jones opened the scoring with his first NHL goal, Matt Boldy netted his 27th to reach 50 points, and Kirill Kaprizov moved to second on the franchise scoring list with 438 points.