Three Kirill Kaprizov goals do the trick as Wild bounce back

While the Minnesota Wild didn t escape unscathed from their trip to the Sunshine State in the heart of hurricane season, they found a way to end their three-game road swing on a high note. Kirill Kaprizov s first hat trick of the season and another superlative night on the penalty kill lifted the Wild to a 4-1 win at Florida on Saturday evening as they bounced back from their first regulation loss of the season. Matt Boldy scored his first goal of the season early in the game, and Jesper Wallstedt had 29 saves to spoil the Panthers home opener at Amerant Bank Arena. The Wild went 1-1-1 on their three-game trip, and stand at 3-1-1 this season. Obviously a good team we played today, and we played well, said defenseman Olli Maatta, who helped frustrate Florida much of the night. It felt good to answer. That s the kind of hockey we need to play. Saturday s first period was the textbook example of how to play on the road, with the Wild taking a lead in the game s ope