Wild falls to the Islanders 4-3

The Minnesota Wild lost to the New York Islanders 4-3 on Thursday, October 29, at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul.

It was tied 1-1 after the first period, it was tied 2-2 after the second period, and it was tied 3-3 after regulation. The game went to overtime.

With 0:27 left in the first period, Joel Eriksson Ek scored on a wrist shot, assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Quinn Hughes. Minnesota Wild led 1-0. With 0:33 left in overtime, Matthew Schaefer scored on a wrist shot, assisted by Jean-Gabriel Pageau. New York Islanders led 4-3.

Matthew Schaefer led the Islanders with 2 goals and 1 assist. Quinn Hughes led the Wild with 1 goal and 1 assist. Ilya Sorokin stopped 22 of 25 shots for the Islanders.

Minnesota Wild was favored by 1.5 goals. Wild did not cover. The total was 5.5, and the game went over.

The Wild are 9-6. In their last 4 games they lost to the New York Islanders 3-4 at home on October 29, beat the Utah Mammoth 3-1 in Utah on October 27, beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 in Vancouver on October 25, and beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 in Seattle on October 24.

The Islanders are 7-6. In their last 4 games they beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in Minnesota on October 29, beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 in Nashville on October 27, lost to the Dallas Stars 3-6 in Dallas on October 25, and lost to the Los Angeles Kings 2-3 at home on October 22.

More on this game is at BetUSANetwork.com.