March 10, 2026; St. Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Wild right wing Mats Zuccarello (36) and Utah Mammoth right wing Kyler Yamamoto (56) compete for the puck in the first period at Grand Casino Arena. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Bobby Brink scored his first goal as a member of the Minnesota Wild to help his new team earn a 5-0 win over the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, and Matt Boldy, Danila Yurov and Ryan Hartman each had a goal as Minnesota earned its third win in its last four games. Vladimir Tarasenko had two assists.
Logan Cooley led Utah with four shots. The Mammoths have scored in four straight games (3-0-1) and are winless for the sixth time this season.
Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped all 25 shots he saw for his fourth shutout of the season and 15th of his career.
Mammoth goalie Karel Beymelka allowed five goals on 30 shots.
Kaprizov opened the scoring with 5:50 left in the first period. The first attempt was thwarted, but he caught up with the rebound and scored with a shot from one knee.
The sequence marked Kaprizov’s team-leading 37th goal of the season.
Boldy made it 2-0 11:17 into the second period. He scored a one-timer after Marcus Johansson slid a pass to him.
Early in the third quarter, the Wild increased their lead to 3-0. Mammoth committed a turnover in the defensive zone and Brink hit a shot from the right circle.
Brink raised his stick with one arm to celebrate his first goal since the Wild acquired him from the Philadelphia Flyers at the trade deadline. Brink, 24, grew up in Minnetonka, a Twin Cities suburb about 20 miles from the Wild’s home rink.
Yurov made it 4-0 for Minnesota with 13:51 left in the third period. He scored a highlight-reel goal after getting around a defender and turning his forehand for a shot.
Hartman finished the scoring with 1:21 remaining. He scored his 15th goal off a rebound.
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