Jared Spurgeon scores overtime winner as Wild defeat Predators 3-2
Jared Spurgeon scored the overtime winner for the Minnesota Wild, defeating the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Saturday night. This victory marks the Wild's third consecutive win. Spurgeon has now scored three goals in the last two games. The game started with Declan Chisholm giving the Wild a 1-0 lead. Nashville equalized with Fedor Svechkov's first NHL goal before Ryan O'Reilly put the Predators ahead 2-1. Kirill Kaprizov later tied the game for Minnesota. Spurgeon secured the win just 58 seconds into overtime, assisted by Kaprizov. Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 25 saves, while Juuse Saros stopped 25 shots for Nashville, which has lost three straight in overtime.