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Minnesota Wild at New Jersey Devils

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Cotter, Bratt score in shootout as Devils beat Wild 3-2

Minnesota Wild vs. New Jersey Devils: Game Highlights

Luke Hughes and Nico Hischier scored in regulation for the Devils, who won their second straight against the Wild after a 5-2 win in Minnesota on Saturday. Jacob Markstrom had 27 saves.

Vinnie Hinostroza and Matt Boldy scored for the Wild, who lost for the fourth time in five contests. Filip Gustavsson finished with 26 saves.

In the tiebreaker, Cotter and Bratt scored on the Devils' first two attempts, and Boldy's shot on the Wild's second attempt went off the crossbar to give New Jersey the win.

Hughes, the 21-year-old defenseman and brother of injured Devils center Jack Hughes, opened the scoring at with 7:30 left in the first with his seventh goal.

Hinostroza tied it at 2:57 of the third with his fifth.

Hischier scored his team-leading 34th goal at 9:12 of the third to put New Jersey up 2-1 but Boldy tied it again with his 25th with 2:08 remaining.

Takeaways Devils: New Jersey finished March with eight wings in 16 games to reach the 40-win mark for the second time in three seasons. The Devils have a solid grip on third place in the Metropolitan Division.

Wild: Minnesota lost for the fifth time in their last six road games. Minnesota still has a 22-11-4 away record this season.

Key moment Markstrom made a key overtime save on Minnesota’s Jared Spurgeon. The 35-year-old goalie improved to 25-14-6 in his first season with the Devils.

Key stat The Devils improved to 18-13-5 at home. New Jersey plays five of its last six games at Prudential Center.

Up next Wild visit the New York Rangers on Wednesday, and Devils host the Rangers on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

NJ wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 12:30 Luke Hughes Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Brett Pesce (12), Justin Dowling (5)
Goal 3rd Period 2:57 Vincent Hinostroza Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Jake Middleton (12), Jon Merrill (4)
Goal 3rd Period 9:12 Nico Hischier Goal (34) Tip-In, assists: Stefan Noesen (19), Luke Hughes (34)
Goal 3rd Period 17:52 Matt Boldy Goal (25) Backhand, assists: Marcus Foligno (13)
Goal 5 0:00 Paul Cotter Goal Wrist Shot
Goal 5 0:00 Jesper Bratt Goal Backhand

Statistics

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18 Blocked Shots 13
25 Hits 23
5 Takeaways 3
30 Shots 28
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 25
52.8 Faceoff Win Percent 47.2
13 Giveaways 23
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Luke Hughes, D Out Apr 25
Brenden Dillon, D Out Apr 25
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Marcus Johansson, LW Day-To-Day Apr 25
Troy Grosenick, G Injured Reserve Oct 7

Game Information

Prudential Center

Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 15,468 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10
Full Standings