In Newark, the visiting Minnesota Wild snapped a four-game skid with a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Marcus Foligno, Luke Kunin, Zach Parise, and Joel Eriksson Ek all scored for the Wild.
Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal in Wild win in Newark – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
“It was an important win because we were looking to snap out of the funk,” Parise said. “It’s good to get back in the win column. After losing [forward Mikko Koivu ] to a knee injury, we had to find something positive, and maybe today will be the start of us playing better hockey.”
Minnesota improved to 27-23-5.
Devan Dubnyk made 16 saves to get the win.
“It was a big game; we needed to step up,” Foligno said. “We just needed some energy. In our [4-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday], I thought we didn’t bring our best effort. We got the line back together, kept it simple, and had some success.”
Brett Seney and Jesper Bratt scored for New Jersey.
“Their game plan is to keep teams to the outside and the way we score goals is to get to those areas and put pucks in the back of the net, and we weren’t able to do that,” New Jersey right wing Kyle Palmieri said.
The Devils dropped to 20-26-8.
“We have to get to the areas where the goals are scored. The Wild does a good job of keeping teams out of that area but that’s part of the game, Palmieri added.
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Cory Schneider made 29 saves in the loss; it was his 20th straight loss.
“I felt active, on top of the puck and seeing it well, but the results aren’t what I want them to be,” Schneider said. “That has to happen sooner or later. I’m just trying to keep progressing and improving. I know we have a busy schedule going forward, so if the opportunity is there, I can keep building on it.”
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