Ducks work overtime but lose to Wild in closing seconds

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Ryan Hartman scored with 12.1 seconds near successful overtime and the Minnesota Wild took a 4-3 triumph from the Ducks connected Saturday astatine Xcel Energy Center. The Ducks finished their four-game travel with a 1-2-1 record.

The Ducks and Wild went to the 3rd play deadlocked astatine 3-3. Rickard Rakell scored doubly and Troy Terry erstwhile for the Ducks. Brandon Duhaime, Jared Spurgeon and Jon Merrill countered for the Wild. The Ducks led 1-0, trailed 2-1 and led 3-2 earlier they were caught 3-3.

Ryan Getzlaf had 2 assists to determination wrong 2 points of Teemu Selanne’s franchise grounds of 988 points. The 2nd of Rakell’s goals came portion the Ducks were connected a powerfulness play successful the opening minutes of the 2nd period, his 4th extremity successful six games to commencement 2021-22.

Merrill’s extremity was challenged for offside. After a lengthy video replay, the situation was denied, the extremity was upheld and the Wild had tied the people 3-3 astatine 11:56 of the second. The Ducks were hemmed successful aft Nicolas Deslauriers blocked a changeable and couldn’t scope the bench.

Neither squad scored successful the 3rd play and the crippled went to OT.

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