Middleton, Foligno and Kaprizov all scored in a six-minute span in the first period to give the Wild a commanding early lead. Middleton fired a wrist shot past Dostal at 7:31, Foligno scored on a 2-on-1 rush at 9:11 and Kaprizov whipped in a wrist shot from the faceoff circle on a delayed penalty with 7:28 to go.

Kaprizov picked up his third point after nudging in a loose puck on the power play (1-for-2) with 2:16 to go for his team-leading ninth goal. But the Ducks retaliated on a deflect

Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist in the Minnesota Wild's 5-2 road win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday.