Kasper loses

NHL: Rossi assist in Minnesota’s overtime win

Marco Rossi (right) celebrates with Kirill Kaprizov.(Bild: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Minnesota Wild have recorded their fourth win in a row in the North American Ice Hockey League NHL. The Wild defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3:2 after overtime on Tuesday, with Marco Rossi from Vorarlberg providing the assist for the decisive goal. The Detroit Red Wings with Carinthian Marco Kasper, on the other hand, were beaten 3-2 after overtime by the Boston Bruins.

Minnesota fell behind twice, Jake Middleton scored in the final period to tie the game at 2-2 (42.). After four and a half minutes of overtime, Kirill Kaprisov sealed the deal for Minnesota after a pass from Rossi. The Russian leads the league's scoring charts with 39 points (16 goals, 23 assists), while Rossi has seven goals and 13 assists after 25 games this season. With the best start to a season in the club's history, Minnesota is currently the best team in the league.

Things went less well for the Detroit Red Wings in overtime, with Pavel Zacha scoring the winning goal for Boston after just under two minutes to make it 3-2. Detroit took the lead twice with goals from Lucas Raymond (8th, 42nd). Kasper celebrated a goal in the 33rd minute that was supposed to give Detroit a 2-1 lead, but was disallowed after a coaches' challenge. The 20-year-old from Carinthia now has two goals and five assists.