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Kyrou's hat trick leads the way as Blues defeat Wild in OT

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Brock Faber - Two-point effort SaturdayFaber scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Blues.

ImpactHis tally late in the third period earned a crucial point for the Wild, tying the game at 4-4, but they couldn't find a winner in OT. Faber's offense has faded late in his first full NHL campaign, but he still has three goals and six points over the last nine games. and Saturday's effort gave the 21-year-old blueliner 40 points (seven goals, 33 helpers) on the season.

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Kirill Kaprizov - Two helpers against St. LouisKaprizov picked up two assists in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Blues.

ImpactThe 26-year-old winger helped set up both of Marco Rossi's tallies in the second period. Kaprizov has five multi-point performances in the last 10 games, a stretch in which he's amassed 10 goals and 16 points, and he sits one point short of reaching 80 on the season.

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Marco Rossi - Lights lamp twice in OT lossRossi scored two goals in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Blues.

ImpactBoth goals came in the second period as the Wild grabbed a 3-2 lead, only to see it slip away late. The performance snapped Rossi out of a slump that had seen the 22-year-old manage only one goal and two points over the prior 14 games, and his second tally Saturday gave him 20 on the season. If the Wild going to move into a playoff spot over the final weeks of the regular season, they'll probably need Rossi to get hot.

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Marc-Andre Fleury - Falls to Blues in OTFleury stopped 22 shots in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to St. Louis.

ImpactThe Wild took a 3-2 lead into the third period, but Fleury couldn't bring it home as Jordan Kyrou beat him twice in the third before Brandon Saad slipped a puck through his five-hole in OT. Fleury hasn't won in three straight starts, going 0-1-2 while giving up 12 goals on 80 shots (.850 save percentage), and with Minnesota fighting to stay in the playoff picture, it may not be long before Filip Gustavsson reclaims the top job in the Wild crease.

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Brandon Saad - Two points including OT winnerSaad scored the overtime winner and added an assist in Saturday's 5-4 victory over the Wild.

ImpactAfter having a hand in the third goal of Jordan Kyrou's hat trick midway through the third period, Saad slipped a puck through Marc-Andre Fleury's five-hole to complete a give-and-go with Kasperi Kapanen. Saad has posted back-to-back two-point performances, part of a productive March that has seen the 31-year-old winger generate five goals and 10 points in 12 games. Saturday's game-winner was his fifth of the season, his highest total since 2019-20.

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Pavel Buchnevich - Three helpers SaturdayBuchnevich notched three assists in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Wild.

ImpactThe 28-year-old helped set up all three goals of Jordan Kyrou's hat trick, one in the second period and two in the third. Buchnevich has gone 12 games without scoring a goal, but he's stayed productive with eight assists in the last seven contests. On the season, he's delivered 24 goals and 56 points through 69 games.

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