Devan Dubnyk stopped all 15 shots he faced as the Minnesota Wild shutout Edmonton 4-0 on Friday night.
It was the Wild’s 10th victory since the All-Star break, and Dubnyk’s fifth shutout since the Wild acquired him in a trade from Arizona. The Wild are now an NHL best 10-1-1 since the break.
Justin Fontaine bookended the night with a pair of goals. He put Minnesota on the board with his sixth goal of the season, then with 1:15 left to play ended the game with this one:
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Nino Niederreiter and Jordan Schroeder added the other two Minnesota goals and it was a one-sided night.
The Wild lost defenseman Marco Scandella with a leg injury, but the Star Tribune’s Michael Russo reports that it wasn’t a serious injury.
Scandella suffered a cut from a skate on left ankle. He's ok obviously #mnwild
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) February 21, 2015
Minnesota was also playing without Jared Spurgeon, but that didn’t seem to affect the defense as the Wild didn’t allow Edmonton to get anything going.
Dubnyk: just a really, really good road game by us. We just methodically chipped away and didn't give them much of anything #mnwild
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) February 21, 2015
The Wild are back within one point of a wildcard spot in the Western Conference. They return to Xcel Energy Center and face the Stars on Sunday.
Scoring Summary
1st period: 10:18 MIN – Justin Fontaine (6) Deflected shot – Assist: Christian Folin (6), Zach Parise (20) 1-0 MIN
1st period: 15:06 MIN – Nino Niederreiter (19) Wrist shot – Assist: Mikko Koivu (27), Jonas Brodin (8) 2-0 MIN
2nd period: 15:50 MIN – Jordan Schroeder (3) Deflected shot – Assist: Thomas Vanek (26), Koivu (28) 3-0 MIN
3rd period: 18:45 MIN – Fontaine (7) Wrist shot – Assist: Parise (21), Mikael Granlund (16) 4-0 MIN
