ST. PAUL, Minn. — Frederick Gaudreau scored in the shootout to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
Filip Gustavsson made 39 saves and stopped two shots in the shootout for Minnesota, which has won six of seven and has a season-high, seven-game point streak. Ryan Reaves scored for the first time as a member of the Wild, who moved three points ahead of Winnipeg for third in the Central Division.
"The two groups play the same, play hard, big strong teams, physicality, not a lot of room out there," Minnesota coach Dean Evason said of the matchup with the Islanders.