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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jesper Wallstedt made 33 saves to record his fourth shutout of the season in just 10 games as the Minnesota Wild carried their torrid pace from last month into December, emerging with a 1-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.
The Oilers captain addressed his decision-making after the 1-0 loss to the Wild on Tuesday.
In the 2021 NHL Draft, Edmonton traded away the pick that Minnesota went on to use on their standout rookie goalie.
Wild rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt had seen plenty of the Edmonton Oilers on TV in the past few years, and admitted that they looked impressive. But prior to Tuesday, Wallstedt had never seen
Red-hot Jespser Wallstedt is leading a much different Wild team. Can the struggling Oilers find their game against Minnesota's dominant rookie netminder?
Brodin also chipped in with a rare goal in the first period. His blast from the point came right from a clean faceoff win by Nico Sturm and beat Stuart Skinner for a 1-0 lead with just under seven minutes left. It was just Brodin’s third goal of the season and first since Nov. 1 versus the Vancouver Canucks.
While Jesper Wallstedt got his flowers for shutting out the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night, it's hard to argue that the difference for the Minnesota Wild wasn't Jonas Brodin. The shutdown defenseman is notorious in Alberta for coming the closest to anyone in the NHL to putting a lid on Connor
McDavid reacts to Wallstedt’s stunning shutout.
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Wild got red-hot goalie Jesper Wallstedt in draft swap with Edmonton, much to Oilers’ chagrin
EDMONTON, ALBERTA – As unprecedented as Jesper Wallstedt’s current reign has been, it’s his origin story that’s been all the rage. You see, back in 2021 the Wild moved up two spots in the first round of the NHL draft to No.
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Solid goaltending behind recent success of Wild, Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are looking to kick off their five-game homestand on the right note when they host the surging Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. The Oilers carry some momentum into Tuesday's clash after Stuart Skinner's 26-save shutout in Edmonton's critical 4-0 blanking of the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.