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11/21 20:36 CST Gustavsson makes 19 saves, Wild beat Penguins 5-0 for
4thstraight victory
Gustavsson makes 19 saves, Wild beat Penguins 5-0 for 4thstraight victory
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Filip Gustavsson made 19 saves for his second shutout of
the season, Matt Boldy had two goals and an assist and the Minnesota Wild beat
the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
The Wild have three shutouts in their last six games and have eight victories
and only one regulation loss in 10 games in November. Pittsburgh played its
first game since beating Nashville on Sunday in Sweden to split Global Series
games.
Gustavsson has recently formed a formidable goaltending tandem with fellow
Swede Jesper Wallstedt, the backup who had consecutive shutouts against Calgary
and Anaheim and made a career-high 42 saves Wednesday night at home in a
shootout victory over Carolina.
Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov each had a goal and an assist and Marcus
Johansson also scored. The Wild led 3-0 11:42 in.
Boldy opened the scoring at 3:57, the 11th straight game Minnesota has scored
first. He gained control in the slot and calmly moved the puck around goalie
Arturs Silovs.
Eriksson Ek scored on a power-play tip at 9:39 with 14 seconds left on Blake
Lizotte's double minor for high-sticking Jake Middleton. Marcus Johansson made
it 3-0 with 8:18 left in the period on a one-timer from the right circle.
Kirill Kaprizov added his 12th of the season --- and chased Silovs --- with
another tip at 1:09 of the second. Sergei Murashov took over in goal, stopping
nine of 10 shots in his third NHL appearance. Silovs faced 10 shots.
Boldy added his second of the game and 13th of the season on a tip with 2:14
left in the second. On Wednesday against Carolina, Boldy scored in regulation
and had the lone goal in the tiebreaker. He has eight goals in eight games
after scoring once in the previous 10.
Up next
Wild: At Winnipeg on Sunday.
Penguins: Host Seattle on Saturday night.
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