Wallstedt makes 36 saves, Boldy has goal and assist in Wild's 2-0 win over Flames

Jesper Wallstedt made 36 saves for his 2nd vocation NHL shutout, Matt Boldy had a extremity and an assistance and the Minnesota Wild bushed the Calgary Flames 2-0 connected Sunday night

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Jesper Wallstedt made 36 saves for his 2nd vocation NHL shutout, Matt Boldy had a extremity and an assistance and the Minnesota Wild bushed the Calgary Flames 2-0 connected Sunday night.

Kirill Kaprizov added an empty-net goal, and Joel Eriksson Ek had 2 assists.

Making consecutive starts for the archetypal clip successful his career, Wallstedt backstopped the Wild to their 4th triumph successful 5 games. The 22-year-old Swede is the backup to Filip Gustavsson, who signed a five-year, $34 cardinal extension Oct. 4.

Devin Cooley made 17 saves for Calgary. The Flames person mislaid 2 successful a row.

Wallstedt kept the crippled scoreless 5 minutes into the 2nd play with a skate prevention connected Jonathan Huberdeau's breakaway. Minnesota past broke done aft a crisp passing show acceptable up Boldy unsocial successful beforehand of the net.

From heavy successful his ain zone, Jared Spurgeon fired a agelong outlet to Eriksson Ek, who dropped it for Marcus Johansson conscionable wrong the bluish line. Johansson deed Boldy, who ripped a forehand past Cooley with 6:13 near successful the second.

After Minnesota killed disconnected 2 powerfulness plays successful the game's last 10 minutes, Kaprizov scored into the bare nett with 50 seconds to play.

Flames: At St. Louis, some connected Tuesday night.

Wild: Host San Jose connected Tuesday night.

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