NHL Rink Wrap: Kaprizov leads Wild to much needed win; NHL trades are starting

The Minnesota Wild have been trending in the wrong direction over the past few weeks and need to start stacking some wins together again. They got a big win on Wednesday night against the Boston Bruins, 4-2, thanks to another big game from superstar forward Kirill Kaprizov. He scored two goals for the Wild to help jumpstart their offense, giving him 32 goals on the season. He has been a franchise changing player since arriving in Minnesota a year ago and has built on his breakout rookie season in his sophomore campaign.

Andrew Mangiapane continues his career year for the Calgary Flames with his 30th goal of the season.

Jordan Greenway breaks a 2-2 tie in the third period for the Minnesota Wild against the Boston Bruins. This is the game-winning goal.

Victor Hedman scores his second goal of the game for the Tampa Bay Lightning in their 4-1 win over the Seattle Kraken.

Flames add to lead in Pacific Division

The Calgary Flames are starting to run away with the top spot in the Pacific Division and added to their lead in the standings on Wednesday night with a 6-3 win over the New Jersey Devils. They now have a commanding lead over every other team in the division by points percentage and are looking like one of the most well rounded and balanced teams in the league, especially now that they have added to their forward depth with a pair of trades (we will get to that again in a minute). They have some elite, top-line forwards, an outstanding team defensive approach, and great goaltending. They are legitimate Stanley Cup contenders right now.

The trades are arriving

It has been a slow trade deadline season to this point but that really started to change on Wednesday with three different trades. The Florida Panthers made two of