Joel Eriksson Ek recorded a goal and an assist for a two-point night to propel the Minnesota Wild to a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday night inside Mullett Arena.
Eriksson Ek, Jonas Brodin and Matt Boldy all scored for the Wild (25-23-5) who have won four straight games. Marc-André Fleury made 25 saves.
Logan Cooley had the lone Coyotes goal as their losing streak has grown to seven in a row. Connor Ingram stopped 28 shots before being replaced by Karel Vejmelka who rejected 12 in relief.
Eriksson Ek capitalized on the power play for his 24th goal of the season for the Wild to lead 1-0 with 5:59 remaining in the first period.