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11/03 21:05 CST Wild beat Flyers 4-2 after referee deflection leads to
game-winning goal
Wild beat Flyers 4-2 after referee deflection leads to game-winning goal
By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist, and Joel Eriksson Ek
scored what proved to be the winner after a Flyers clearing attempt hit a
referee as the Minnesota Wild beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Tuesday night.
The Wild scored two goals in 31 seconds in the first period. Boldy took a pass
from Quinn Hughes and snapped it from the high slot past Flyers goalie Dan
Vladar to open the scoring.
On the next shift, a pass from Blake Coleman hit off Porter Martone's skate and
caromed right to Michael McCarron, who wristed it past Vladar to make it 2-0.
The Flyers were unhappy with referee Kyle Rehman on the opening shift of the
second period. A clearing pass from Jamie Drysdale hit Rehman and created a
2-on-1 for Minnesota. Boldy fed a pass to Erikisson-Ek for a wrister that beat
Vladar to extend the lead to 3-0.
Philadelphia's Trevor Zegras shouted at Rehman and was immediately assessed a
10-minute misconduct.
Jesper Wallstedt made 23 saves for the Wild, who extended their point streak to
six games (5-0-1) and have won five straight on the road.
Philadelphia closed to within 3-2 on a goal by Tyson Foerster and a power-play
goal by Denver Barkey, but the Wild iced the game when Danila Yurov scored an
empty-net goal.
The line of Kirill Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek, and Boldy have now gone 17 games to
start the season without being on the ice for a goal against.
Up next
Wild: Returns home to host San Jose on Friday.
Flyers: Begin a five-game road trip in New York against the Rangers on Thursday.
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