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Defense does in Ducks as Wild climb back above .500
Jesper Wallstedt recorded his second shutout of the season with 28 saves as Minnesota improved defense led to a 2-0 win, moving above .500 after a month, coach said.
- On Saturday, the Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks two-zip as Johansson and Boldy scored, moving to 8-7-4.
- After repeated penalties, Anaheim Ducks were hindered by multiple double-minor calls while John Hynes, Wild coach, said the team is defending harder and committing to structure.
- Jesper Wallstedt stopped 28 shots, improved to 4-0-2 as a starter and became the first Wild rookie with back-to-back shutouts, while Danila Yurov briefly left after a high-stick near his right eye and Daemon Hunt returned despite bleeding.
- Coach John Hynes said he'll take the goalie competition any day, and the win provides momentum as the Wild's five-game homestand continues Sunday.
- Injuries forced lineup changes, with Vladimir Tarasenko scratched, Liam Ohgren recalled from Iowa and Ryan Poehling out with an upper-body injury, while the Wild power play went 0 for 7.
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Defense does in Ducks as Wild climb back above .500
For those desperately searching for signs that the Minnesota Wild are turning a corner, perhaps Saturday’s 2-0 win over Anaheim provided a few. And for a team that has struggled to find consistent offense in the season’s first six weeks, perhaps getting it done with defense is just the way things will need to be, at least for now. In stifling the normally high-scoring Ducks, Minnesota got 28 saves from Jesper Wallstedt — one half of what is look…
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