Wild Top Ducks 5-2 as Yurov Scores Twice, Hughes Tallies 4 Assists

ANAHEIM, Calif. Minnesota Wild forward Danila Yurov scored two goals, while defenseman Quinn Hughes recorded four assists to lead his team to a 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night at Honda Center.

The win extended Minnesota's points streak to five games at 3-0-2 and improved the Wild's record to 8-1-2 since acquiring Hughes, the 2024 Norris Trophy winner, from Vancouver in a trade on Dec. 12. Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves in net for Minnesota, which has won seven of its last 10 games overall.

Anaheim, meanwhile, suffered its fifth consecutive loss and ninth defeat in 11 games, dropping to third in the Pacific Division with its playoff position increasingly uncertain. Goaltender Lukas Dostal stopped 29 shots, including 17 in the second period, but the Ducks could not overcome an early deficit. Beckett Sennecke and Troy Terry scored Anaheim's goals, with Sennecke's tally marking his league-leading 13th as a rookie.

Minnesota struck first on a power play just 5:39 into the opening period after Ducks forward Alex Killorn was penalized for tripping. Hughes fired a slap shot from the point that Dostal blocked, but Kirill Kaprizov jammed home the rebound in a scramble...