Frederick Gaudreau cut the Wild lead to 4-2 with a power-play goal on the rebound at 14:15 of the third period. Kuzmenko responded 14 seconds later at 14:29 with a wraparound goal to make it 5-2.

Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals and an assist, and the Calgary Flames used their power play to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4.

Andrei Kuzmenko tallied two goals and an assist and the Calgary Flames escaped with a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.

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The Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames met for the second time this season on Saturday evening, Jan. 25, and both teams were on the first game of back-to-backs.

Kevin Bahl won’t return for Saturday evening’s game. The Calgary Flames and Minnesota Wild met for the second time in the 2024-25 season on Saturday. In the second period, Bahl was protecting the puck behind the net when Wild forward Jakub Lauko hit him from behind.