general | April 07, 2026

Michael Russo - The Athletic

In a tight-checking goalie duel between the Minnesota Wild and the Vancouver Canucks,  Freddy Gaudreau scored for the Wild in the first period and Filip Gustavsson made 36 saves for his sixth win in seven starts during a 2-1 shootout win. The Wild improved to 8-2 under John Hynes. Mats Zuccarello scored his 37th career shootout goal. Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov missed, but Gustavsson stopped all three shooters. Casey DeSmith, who entered the game with a lifetime 1.78 goals-against average and .943 save percentage against the Wild, fell to 5-0-1 against them. Pat Maroon, who has 12 points...