Third-period explosion delivers rookie forward his first NHL hat trick by Dan Myers @mnwildscribe / Wild.com In its 20 years as a franchise, the Wild have been in more than its fair share of games like the first 40 minutes of its game against the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night. Scoreless through two periods, the goaltending was outstanding, but Minnesota just couldn't find an offensive spark or two to support its stellar work in the defensive zone. Sounds familiar right? Well, that's simply not the 2020-21 version of the Minnesota Wild, and it's largely because of Kirill Kaprizov. The rookie forward wrote another memorable chapter and accomplished yet another first in his career, netting his first NHL hat trick - scoring all three goals in the third period - lifting the Wild to a 4-0 win at Xcel Energy Center.