March 12, 2026; St. Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes (43) and Philadelphia Flyers right winger Karl Grundstrom (91) compete for the puck during the second period at the Grand Casino Arena. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Travis Konecny scored the winning goal in a penalty shootout to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Emil Andrae and Owen Tippett scored goals in regulation for Philadelphia. Philadelphia earned its second win in as many nights and has won six of its last eight games. The Flyers are five points out of the second and final Eastern Conference wild card spot.
Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov each scored one goal and Quinn Hughes assisted on both goals for Minnesota, which earned one point and extended its point streak to five games (3-0-2).
Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar stopped 21 of 23 shots in the victory. He made a key save against Boldy in the penalty shootout moments before Konecny sealed the win.
Wild goaltender Jesper Wohlstedt gave up two goals on 26 shots. He allowed the winning goal in a penalty shootout against Matvey Michikov and Trevor Zegras after blocking the first two shots.
The Flyers opened the scoring with 1:25 remaining in the first quarter. Zegras stole the puck in the offensive zone and slipped a pass to Andrae, who drilled a shot between Wallstedt’s leg pads and into the net.
Minnesota tied the game at 1-all with 11:21 left in the second period. Boldy scored a power-play goal with a wrist shot from the left circle.
With this play, Boldy scored a career-high 74 points in 62 games this season. He surpassed his production last season, scoring 73 points in 82 games.
The Wild took a 2-1 lead with 2:10 left in the second quarter. Kaprizov scored his team-leading 38th goal of the game when he collected the puck in the slot and took an accurate shot from the left circle.
The Flyers made it 2-all on a short-handed goal with 12:02 left in the third period. Tippett received a pass near the blue line and scored with a slap shot past the top of the right circle.
Bobby Brink was sidelined for the Wild due to an upper-body injury suffered two days ago against the Utah Mammoth. Robby Fabbri earned his spot in the lineup.
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