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Detroit – This loss is another of many recently for the Red Wings that will sting.
The Red Wings made a furious comeback Sunday, erasing a three-goal third-period deficit, but still lost 5-4 to the Minnesota Wild.
BOX SCORE: Wild 5, Red Wings 4
Recap: Wild finish: Red Wings rally but drop 5-4 decision
Kirill Kaprizov's third goal of the game and 43rd of the season, at 18 minutes 9 seconds of the third period, gave Minnesota a 5-4 victory. The one-timer on the power play, after a Patrick Kane tripping penalty, ended hopes for a dramatic Wings' comeback.
Kane's 15th goal at 14:36 tied the game and capped a furious Wings' rally. Kane slipped free in front of the net and scooped a pass from Alex DeBrincat past goaltender Filip Gustavsson.
Axel Sandin-Pellikka and J.T. Compher scored goals earlier in the period cut a 4-1 deficit to within one goal. Sandin-Pellikka scored his seventh goal at 7:18, on a long-range shot that Gustavsson didn't see with bodies in front. Compher scored his 11th tipping in a pass from Simon Edvinsson.
Minnesota scored four second-period goals, erasing a 1-0 Wings' lead and bringing out the boos from the Little Caesars Arena crowd. Shortly after that, the Wings made a spirited rally, eventually tying the game.
Albert Johansson opened the Wings' scoring and goaltender Cam Talbot stopped 15 of 20 shots.
The Wings (40-29-8, 88 points) failed to make up to any ground in the playoff chase for the second and final Eastern Conference wild-card spot – currently held by Ottawa with an identical 88 points – despite many of the teams around them in the standings also losing the past several days.
This was the start of a four-game homestand for the Wings and it began perfectly. Johansson, on a rush up the ice, surprised Gustavsson with a blast from inside the circle for Johansson's third goal, at 1:40.
Talbot preserved the 1-0 lead in the opening 20 minutes with several good stops, as Wings enjoyed scoring a rare first-period goal and led at the first intermission.
But it all collapsed in the middle period.
Matt Boldy began the Wild onslaught with his 41st goal, just 18 seconds into the period off a two-on-one rush.
The Wild made it 2-1 at 1:25 when Kiril Kaprizov scored the first of his two goals in the period, deflecting Ryan Hartman's shot past Talbot. Minnesota pushed it to 3-1 on former Red Wing Vladimir Tarasenko's 22nd goal. Moments after a Wild power play expired, Jake Middleton found Tarasenko lingering near the side of the net and Tarasenko beat Talbot high at 7:03.
Kaprizov capped the second-period Wild explosion with his 42nd goal, and second of the period. Kaprizov raced down wing and beat Talbot shortside at 12:32.
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Detroit Red Wings stage furious rally but Minnesota Wild win with late goal
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The Red Wings made a furious comeback Sunday, erasing a three-goal third-period deficit, but still lost 5-4 to the Minnesota Wild.
BOX SCORE: Wild 5, Red Wings 4
Recap: Wild finish: Red Wings rally but drop 5-4 decision
Kirill Kaprizov's third goal of the game and 43rd of the season, at 18 minutes 9 seconds of the third period, gave Minnesota a 5-4 victory. The one-timer on the power play, after a Patrick Kane tripping penalty, ended hopes for a dramatic Wings' comeback.
Kane's 15th goal at 14:36 tied the game and capped a furious Wings' rally. Kane slipped free in front of the net and scooped a pass from Alex DeBrincat past goaltender Filip Gustavsson.
Axel Sandin-Pellikka and J.T. Compher scored goals earlier in the period cut a 4-1 deficit to within one goal. Sandin-Pellikka scored his seventh goal at 7:18, on a long-range shot that Gustavsson didn't see with bodies in front. Compher scored his 11th tipping in a pass from Simon Edvinsson.
Minnesota scored four second-period goals, erasing a 1-0 Wings' lead and bringing out the boos from the Little Caesars Arena crowd. Shortly after that, the Wings made a spirited rally, eventually tying the game.
Albert Johansson opened the Wings' scoring and goaltender Cam Talbot stopped 15 of 20 shots.
The Wings (40-29-8, 88 points) failed to make up to any ground in the playoff chase for the second and final Eastern Conference wild-card spot – currently held by Ottawa with an identical 88 points – despite many of the teams around them in the standings also losing the past several days.
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This was the start of a four-game homestand for the Wings and it began perfectly. Johansson, on a rush up the ice, surprised Gustavsson with a blast from inside the circle for Johansson's third goal, at 1:40.
Talbot preserved the 1-0 lead in the opening 20 minutes with several good stops, as Wings enjoyed scoring a rare first-period goal and led at the first intermission.
But it all collapsed in the middle period.
Matt Boldy began the Wild onslaught with his 41st goal, just 18 seconds into the period off a two-on-one rush.
The Wild made it 2-1 at 1:25 when Kiril Kaprizov scored the first of his two goals in the period, deflecting Ryan Hartman's shot past Talbot. Minnesota pushed it to 3-1 on former Red Wing Vladimir Tarasenko's 22nd goal. Moments after a Wild power play expired, Jake Middleton found Tarasenko lingering near the side of the net and Tarasenko beat Talbot high at 7:03.
Kaprizov capped the second-period Wild explosion with his 42nd goal, and second of the period. Kaprizov raced down wing and beat Talbot shortside at 12:32.
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@tkulfan
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Detroit Red Wings stage furious rally but Minnesota Wild win with late goal
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