Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild

Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Arizona Coyotes 4–1 on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at home.

Final score, Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Arizona Coyotes	1	36-41-5
at Minnesota Wild	4	39-34-9

News about this game

NHL Central Division Showdown: Coyotes Visit Wild for Season's Fourth Encounter

Mon, Mar 11, 2024

Minnesota Wild (31-27-7) face Arizona Coyotes (26-34-5) in their 4th season game. Wild won the last, 5-2. Leaders: Eriksson Ek (30G, 30A), Keller (Coyotes, 25G, 30A). Wild's recent record: 5-5, Coyotes: 3-7.
Kirill Kaprizov Leads Minnesota Wild to Victory Over Arizona Coyotes with Two Goals and an Assist

Tue, Mar 12, 2024

Kaprizov leads Wild to a 4-1 win over Coyotes with 2 goals and an assist. Fleury stops 21 shots. Minnesota celebrates with a Pride Night tribute.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Arizona Coyotes	0	1	0	1
Minnesota Wild	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Arizona Coyotes	5	9	9	23
Minnesota Wild	6	14	11	31

Three stars

R. Hartman, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (2 goals, 1 assist)
M. Fleury, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:29	Minnesota Wild	Kirill Kaprizov (32)	Brock Faber (32), Jon Merrill (5)	Even strength	ARI 0, MIN 1
2nd	08:08	Arizona Coyotes	Nick Bjugstad (16)	Michael Carcone (8), Michael Kesselring (10)	Even strength	ARI 1, MIN 1
2nd	18:16	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Hartman (17)	Kirill Kaprizov (40), Frederick Gaudreau (9)	Power play	ARI 1, MIN 2
3rd	17:28	Minnesota Wild	Kirill Kaprizov (33)	Jake Middleton (14)	Even strength, Empty net	ARI 1, MIN 3
3rd	17:55	Minnesota Wild	Marcus Foligno (10)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	ARI 1, MIN 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Arizona Coyotes	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	23	31
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	15	9
Blocked shots	15	10
Giveaways	9	10
Takeaways	7	7
Faceoffs won	23/61 (37.7%)	38/61 (62.3%)

Box score

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 N. Schmaltz	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		18:55
Number 9 C. Keller	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		20:37
Number 11 D. Guenther	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		18:30
Number 15 A. Kerfoot	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	50%	19:06
Number 17 N. Bjugstad	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	31.6%	20:30
Number 22 J. McBain	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		03:33
Number 38 L. O'Brien	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		07:22
Number 49 J. Leonard	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		05:22
Number 53 M. Carcone	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		11:26
Number 63 M. Maccelli	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		14:10
Number 67 L. Crouse	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		17:41
Number 92 L. Cooley	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	38.9%	19:57
Number 3 J. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		18:13
Number 4 J. Välimäki	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	3		18:59
Number 5 M. Kesselring	D	0	1	1	0	2	3	3	2		18:14
Number 33 T. Dermott	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		17:41
Number 50 S. Durzi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		21:32
Number 90 J. Moser	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3		21:15

Arizona Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 K. Vejmelka	29	27	2	.931	59:21	Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Lettieri	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	66.7%	07:48
Number 12 M. Boldy	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		20:22
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	63.2%	14:55
Number 15 M. Shaw	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	08:11
Number 17 M. Foligno	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		13:50
Number 23 M. Rossi	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	0	66.7%	17:44
Number 27 J. Lucchini	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	60%	09:49
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0		19:20
Number 38 R. Hartman	R	1	0	1	+1	0	6	2	0	1	66.7%	20:04
Number 89 F. Gaudreau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	50%	15:46
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:13
Number 97 K. Kaprizov	L	2	1	3	+1	0	3	0	0	0		22:10
Number 4 J. Merrill	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	0		13:11
Number 5 J. Middleton	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	0		18:55
Number 7 B. Faber	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1	0		24:30
Number 24 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	0		18:40
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		19:16
Number 47 D. Chisholm	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		17:29

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	23	22	1	.957	59:47	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:17	Minnesota Wild	Matt Boldy	Tripping	2
1st	10:30	Arizona Coyotes	Juuso Välimäki	Hooking	2
1st	13:50	Minnesota Wild	Zach Bogosian	Tripping	2
1st	15:55	Arizona Coyotes	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	16:40	Arizona Coyotes	Michael Kesselring	Cross checking	2
3rd	07:31	Arizona Coyotes	Nick Bjugstad	High sticking	2

Game information

Arizona Coyotes head coach: André Tourigny
Minnesota Wild head coach: John Hynes
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brandon Gawryletz
Arizona Coyotes scratches: Barrett Hayton, Victor Soderstrom
Minnesota Wild scratches: Alex Goligoski, Dakota Mermis, Adam Beckman, Marat Khusnutdinov

2023-2024 season series

Every Arizona Coyotes and Minnesota Wild game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Arizona Coyotes 6 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Jan 13, 2024
Minnesota Wild 3 at Arizona Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Arizona Coyotes, Wed, Feb 14, 2024
Minnesota Wild 5 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Mar 7, 2024
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 12, 2024

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