Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson had a big effort in net, stopping 33-of-36 shots and outdueling Kraken goalie Joey Daccord, who had 15 saves on 19 shots. The Wild return to action Friday night when they visit the Vancouver Canucks for a 9 p.m. puck drop.
Seattle sits 16th in the NHL with 2.93 goals per game this season and earned a 6-3 win over the Canucks on Saturday.
Marcus Foligno smacked Filip Gustavsson’s goalie pad with his stick repeatedly in praise, and Brock Faber stood at the Wild bench and offered fist-bumps to the penalty killers as they arrived for a break.
The Wild picked up a much-needed 1-0 win over the Boston Bruins Sunday afternoon during a brief return to Minnesota before hitting the road yet again Monday for a two-game road trip to Seattle and Vancouver.
We had a great 30 minutes and a bad 30 minutes, and then fortunately we get the two points,” said Mats Zuccarello.
The Wild, who were blown out in each of their past two road games, improved to a league-best 22-9-3 (47 points) on the road.
Gustavsson saved all 28 shots he faced in Sunday's 1-0 win against the Bruins.
(AP) — Frederick Gaudreau scored the game's only goal and Filip Gustavsson stopped 28 shots as the Minnesota ... when the Bruins host Nashville and the Wild visit Seattle.
The Minnesota Wild took on the Seattle Kraken in Seattle on Tuesday, Mar. 4, and were looking to extend their win streak to two games after beating the Boston Bruins 1-0 at home on Sunday, Mar.
Filip Gustavsson pitched a 28-save shutout and Frederick Gaudreau scored a second-period goal as the Minnesota Wild eked out a 1-0 victory over the Boston Bruins Sunday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., to snap a three-game skid.
Mats Zuccarello’s goal 8:22 into the second period proved to be the difference in the Minnesota Wild’s 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken.