Panthers 1, Wild 4 on October 10, 2026

Recap

On October 10, 2026, the Minnesota Wild defeated the Florida Panthers 4-1 at Amerant Bank Arena. Matt Boldy scored 53 seconds into the game with a wrist shot from the slot as Florida was changing lines. Kaprizov had the secondary assist and later scored twice before the second intermission.

Kaprizov made it 2-0 on the power play at 6:18 of the first and pushed the lead to 3-1 at 5:00 of the second off a cross-ice pass from Boldy. Matthew Tkachuk cut the deficit to 2-1 at 2:18 of the second on his own rebound, his team-leading third goal of the season.

Kaprizov sealed a hat trick with an empty-net goal with 1:04 left for the 4-1 final. Jesper Wallstedt made 29 saves for Minnesota, which ended a two-game skid. Jacob Markstrom stopped 25 shots for Florida, whose four-game point streak ended in its home opener. The Panthers went 0-for-5 on the power play and are 1-for-28 this season.

Scoring

Minnesota Wild won 4–1 at Amerant Bank Arena.

Who scored

• Matt Boldy Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jared Spurgeon (4), Kirill Kaprizov (2)
• Kirill Kaprizov Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Maxim Shabanov (2), Quinn Hughes (5)
• Matthew Tkachuk Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none
• Kirill Kaprizov Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (1), Joel Eriksson Ek (2)
• Kirill Kaprizov Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Goalies

• Jesper Wallstedt stopped 29 of 30 for Minnesota Wild.
• Jacob Markstrom stopped 25 of 28 for Florida Panthers.

Matt Boldy Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jared Spurgeon (4), Kirill Kaprizov (2) That made the score 1–0 in the 1st, and Minnesota Wild stayed ahead.