close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 6 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist, Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 24 shots and the Minnesota Wild jumped on the Arizona Coyotes early in a 5-1 victory Friday night. The Wild had a lackluster performance two nights earlier in a loss to Vegas, but were all over the Coyotes from the start in the opener of the two-game series. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "We were very happy with how the guys responded and dealt with it," Wild coach Dean Evason said. "We were definitely ready from the drop of the puck tonight." Zuccarello scored on Minnesota's second shot of the game, and Brad Hunt and Nick Bjugstad also had goals in the first period. Jordan Greenway scored early in the second period and had an assist for the Wild. Kevin Fiala also scored, and rookie Kirill Kaprizov and Marcus Foligno had two assists each. The Wild gave up 10 goals in a pair of losses at Vegas after winning their previous six games. "The ability to refocus, come back against a good team here in Arizona, and to have a good first period and close it out was a step in the right direction," Wild defenseman Ian Cole said. The Coyotes followed up a 3-2 win at Los Angeles on Wednesday night with a clunker. Arizona had numerous defensive breakdowns to dig a big hole early and came to life offensively too late. Clayton Keller scored for Arizona and Antti Raanta had 22 saves. "Some of our best players didn't show up. They were not good tonight," Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet said. "They know who they are and hopefully they go home, get some rest and come with a better effort." The Wild lost 5-1 to Vegas on Wednesday night despite having nine more shots, but took advantage of their opportunities in a dominating first period against Arizona. Zuccarello scored 4 1/2 minutes in, ...
