Leafs, Gustavsson and Minnesota Wild
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.
Minnesota fell back on depth, defense and Filip Gustavsson’s goaltending and improved its NHL-best road record.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have struggled to score goals during their recent three-game losing streak, prompting forward William Nylander to voice his frustration after Wednesday's 3-1 loss to the Minnes
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.
Facing another month-plus without their star forward, the Wild set the blueprint for how to win without Kaprizov.
The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 3-1 to the Minnesota Wild and have scored only one goal in each of their last three games in losing three in a row.
"I feel good despite numbers," said Rielly, who has five goals and 17 assists for 22 points in 51 contests. "It's a battle right now. Just trying to compete and play the best I can."
Finland, Sweden, the United States, and Canada will reveal their captains for the 4 Nations Face-Off in February on Thursday.
Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced en route to defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday evening. The Wild were heavily outshot in this contest, especially in the third period (5-14),
Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period and Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots for Minnesota.
Brothers Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes each collected a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils scored four times in the second period and rolled to a 5-0 rout of the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night in Newark,