Wild rally to top Canucks 10-7 in record-filled showdown

Three players registered hat tricks, while the Wild set a franchise record for goals in a game

By Chris Bengel Feb 20, 2024 at 11:51 am ET• 2 min read

The Minnesota Wild found themselves trailing by three goals in the second period of Monday's game against the Vancouver Canucks. However, the Wild never wavered and came from behind to defeat the Canucks 10-7 in a record-filled affair.

Forwards Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek both registered hat tricks, while Canucks star J.T. Miller also tallied a hat trick. It marked the first game with three hat tricks since Luc Robitaille, Jari Kurri and Mike Donnelly each had one for the Los Angeles Kings on Nov. 8, 1992.

Kaprizov and Eriksson Ek also became the first pair of NHL teammates to each record six points in a game since Wayne Gretzky and Tomas Sandstrom accomplished the feat for the Kings on Oct. 9, 1993. Minnesota's top line of Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek, and Matt Boldy combined to record 16 points in the win.

When Miller scored at the 14:30 mark of the second period, the Canucks took a commanding 5-2 lead, and looked to be in the driver's seat. However, the Wild scored seven of the next nine goals to complete the comeback, including scoring five consecutive goals to take an 8-5 lead.