It turned out to be a scoreless opening frame. Minnesota(41-20-12) took a 1-0 lead at the 2:47 mark of the second period. Marcus Foligno got his seventh goal of the year on a snap shot from the crease area.
It became 2-0 for the Wild with 1:35 remaining in the second. Dmitry Kulikov backhanded a pass around his own cage off the end wall which was intercepted. Ryan Hartman picked up an unassisted tally on a wrist shot from the left goal line by Daniil Tarasov for his 17th goal of the season. .
Florida(35-33-3) cut it to 2-1 just 42 seconds into the third period. Sam Bennett zipped a pass from the left wing. Gustav Forsling fired a shot from the left point and Matthew Tkachuk deflected it in from the top of the crease for his 10th this year.
The Panthers pulled their goalie for an extra attacker and tied it up 2-2 with 1:13 to go in the period. Tkachuk sent a diagonal pass from the right corner. Seth Jones angled a touch pass from the above the left circle and Aaron Ekblad one-time a slap shot from the left circle past Jesper Wallstedt for his fourth goal in 2025-26.
Minnesota regained the lead 3-2 with only 4.2 seconds left in the third. Brock Faber released a shot from the top of the zone which was saved. Joel Eriksson-Ek put in the rebound from the top of the crease for his 18th goal of the campaign.
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