MOSCOW, Jan 23 Minnesota Wild beat Chicago Blackhawks in home game of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, held in St. Paul, ended with a score of 4:3 after overtime in favor of the hosts. Joel Eriksson (20th minute), Kirill Kaprizov (31), Kevin Fiala (38) and Marcus Foligno (65) scored goals for the winners. Henrik Bergström scored a double for Chicago (10, 53), another goal was scored by Alex Debrinkat (18). Minnesota guard Dmitry Kulikov spent 14 minutes 47 seconds on the ice and did not score. Kaprizov extended his hitting streak to eight games. In total, the 23-year-old Russian forward has 17 goals and 30 assists in 35 games this season. Minnesota is fourth in the Western Conference standings with 51 points in 37 games. “Chicago” with 37 points after 41 meetings is in 14th place. In the next match, “savages” on January 24 will take “Montreal Canadiens”, “Blackhawks” on the same day on the road will play against the “Colorado Avalanche”.
