SEATTLE — Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild scored three times in the third period to beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Monday.

Marcus Johansson, Kirill Kaprizov and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored to help the Wild snap a two-game skid that followed a 12-game point streak (10-0-2). Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 shots to help the Wild snap a two-game skid.

Jordan Eberle scored and Philipp Grubauer finished with 25 saves as the Kraken lost their sixth straight — fifth straight in regulation.

Johansson gave the Wild a 2-1 lead at 8:12 of the third period, deflecting Eriksson Ek’s centring pass past Grubauer.

Tye Kartye appeared to get the tying goal minutes shortly after, but it was overturned on review for high-sticking on the play.

Kaprizov had an empty-nett

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