NHL Roundup: Wild rebound to tie series vs. Blues

Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick and Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals and an assist to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 6-2 victory over the visiting St. Louis Blues in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Wednesday in Saint Paul, Minn.

The series is now tied 1-1, with Minnesota bouncing back from a 4-0 shutout loss in Game 1. Game 3 is set for Friday in St. Louis.

Kaprizov scored on an even-strength play, on the power play, and on an empty net for the first postseason hat trick in Wild franchise history. Kaprizov had only three points (two goals, one assist) in eight previous career playoff games. It was also a milestone night for Eriksson Ek, who had only five points (three goals, two assists) in his 20 previous Stanley Cup playoff games.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 of 34 shots. It was the 91st playoff win of Fleury's career, putting him one victory behind Grant Fuhr for third place on the all-time list.

Lightning 5, Maple Leafs 3

Victor Hedman had a playoff career-best four points with a goal and three assists and visiting Tampa Bay defeated Toronto in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series.

The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1. Nikita Kucherov added a goal and two assists for the Lightning. Corey Perry, Brandon Hagel and Brayden Point also scored. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 31 shots for Tampa Bay.

Mitchell Marner had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs. Michael Bunting and Alexander Kerfoot also scored and Auston Matthews added two assists. Jack Campbell made 29 saves.

Hurricanes 5, Bruins 2

Sebastian Aho and Nino Niederreiter each scored twice and third-string goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov made 30 saves as Carolina defeated Boston in Raleigh, N.C.

Jesper Fast also scored, Tony DeAngelo had three assists and