Spurgeon scores in OT to give Wild 3-2 win over Predators

ST. PAUL, MN – Jared Spurgeon netted the game-winner just one minute into overtime, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Kirill Kaprizov and Declan Chisholm also scored for the Wild, who have gone 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Filip Gustavsson made 25 saves in the win.

For the Predators, Fedor Svechkov and Ryan O’Reilly found the back of the net, while Roman Josi recorded two assists. Nashville has now lost four straight games, with three of those defeats coming in overtime. Juuse Saros stopped 25 shots in the loss.

Spurgeon, who scored twice in Friday’s victory over Chicago, received a pass from Kaprizov in the slot and fired a high wrist shot past Saros for his third goal of the season.

Looking ahead, the Wild will host Vancouver on Tuesday, while the Predators will travel to Toronto on Wednesday.