Penalty kill turned opportunity
The Wild’s Brandon Duhaime and Connor Dewar scored shorthanded goals 25 seconds apart in the first period in a 5-2 victory over the Canadiens on Tuesday, the sixth time the Wild have scored two shorties in the same game. Here are the other five:
April 8, 2023: Wild 5, Blues 3, with shorthanded goals both in the first period by Ryan Hartman and Sam Steel.
March 29, 2023: Wild 4, Rockies 2, with both shorties by Frederick Gaudreau in the second and third periods.
Oct. 26, 2017: Wild 6, Islanders 4. Eric Staal (first period) and Luke Kunin (second) got the shorthanded goals.
April 11, 2009: Wild 6, Blue Jackets 3, with shorthanded goals by Marian Gaborik (second period) and Mikko Koivu (empty-netter at the end).
Nov. 26, 2000: Wild 4, Canucks 2. Antii Laaksonen and Wes Walz scored shorthanded, both in the second period.