Wild hold off Toronto, showing they can overcome the absence of Kirill Kaprizov
Minnesota fell back on depth, defense and Filip Gustavsson’s goaltending and improved its NHL-best road record.
Gustavsson back to his best, fourth-line hustle in win over Leafs: Wild takeaways
Facing another month-plus without their star forward, the Wild set the blueprint for how to win without Kaprizov.
Count On Wild Downing Maple Leafs Without Kaprizov in High-Scoring Affair
The Minnesota Wild have the league's best road record at 18-5-3 this season and have already beat the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier this season
Gustavsson struggles as Wild fall 4-0 to Utah in Kaprizov's return from injury
Kaprizov had a couple scoring chances for the Wild (28-16-4), who were delighted to get their superstar back after he missed the last 12 games with a lower-body injury. Karel Vejmelka made 26 saves for Utah (21-19-7) in what was just their second shutout win of the season.
Wild win 3-1 to hand Maple Leafs third straight regulation loss
Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night. Marcus Foligno added an empty-netter in the final minute as Minnesota won its second straight to improve to 3-5-0 in their last eight games.
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Gustavsson makes 31 saves, Wild hold off Maple Leafs
Filip Gustavsson made 32 saves for the Minnesota Wild in a 3-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. “We had really strong work ethic,” Minnesota coach John Hynes said.
Gustavsson stars as Wild send slumping Maple Leafs to third straight loss
Filip Gustavsson made 31 saves as the Minnesota Wild edged Toronto 3-1 on Wednesday, sending the Maple Leafs to a third straight regulation loss.
Wild shutting Kirill Kaprizov down again
Wild general manager Bill Guerin announced on Tuesday that Kaprizov is being shut down for the time being to have surgery and repair the lower body injury that has allowed the team’s top scorer to play in just three games since Christmas.
Early goals, big effort from Filip Gustavsson pave way for Wild win over Maple Leafs
The Minnesota Wild scored two first-period goals and got a 31-save effort from Filip Gustavsson to key a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Wednesday in Toronto.
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Gustavsson struggles as Wild fall 4-0 to Utah in Kaprizov's return from injury
Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon returning ... but it turned into a tough evening for the Wild at Xcel Energy Center. Goaltender Filip Gustavsson struggled and Minnesota's offense couldn't ...
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Minnesota Wild down slumping Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1
Filip Gustavsson made 31 saves as the Minnesota Wild edged Toronto 3-1 on Wednesday, sending the Maple Leafs to a third straight regulation loss.
How the Wild took coach John Hynes’ call-out to heart and responded
From back-to-back loses to back-to-back wins, the Wild are looking like themselves again after a complete team effort vs. the Maple Leafs.