In Newark, the Minnesota Wild’s Cam Talbot made 40 saves in a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils after the skills competition.
The Wild took a 2-0 lead in the first period and nursed that through the middle frame.
“He was awesome,” the Wild’s Marcus Foligno said. “He played unbelievable all game and was a big reason we won that hockey game. Nothing seems to faze him. He’s the face of our team when it comes to even keel, and he played awesome.”
Pavel Zacha and Yegor Sharangovich scored in the third period to get the gme even, 2-2, and forces extra session and the skills competition.
Sharangovich scored with under two minutes left on the clock in the third, and the extra attacker on the ice.
“We did have a couple of good looks [on the power play],” New Jersey head coach Lindy Ruff said. “We made some tough decisions, but that’s stuff that we’re just going to continue to keep working on. We just got to keep believing that if we keep working at it, it’s going to get better.”
New Jersey dropped to 8-5-4.
“There were opportunities earlier to score that we missed,” Ruff said. “We missed some really good opportunities.”
Ryan Hartman and Nico Sturm (shorthanded) hit for the first period goals for the Wild.
“We don’t let a lot of things get to us … we were playing ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ on the bus ride over,” Foligno said. “This was an eventful road trip. We were able to get together, go to dinner, make some memories, and learn more about each other, so it was perfect timing that this happened to us. We just got to understand there are things you can’t control and you have to just go to work.”
Kevin Fiala hit for the deciding goal in the skills competition to give the Wild the win.
“You can’t pinpoint one move [in the shootout] because once you’re looking for that, then they go with something else and then they make you look silly,” Talbot said. “I’m just trying to stay as patient as possible.”
The Wild improved to 12-6-1.
Mackenzie Blackwood in the New Jersey loss.
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