Jared Spurgeon's goal at nine minutes, 20 seconds of the second period gave the Wild a 1-0 victory over Winnipeg on Thursday, pushing its preseason record to 2-0.
Wild tops Winnipeg 1-0 in preseason home opener
September 22, 2017 at 5:27AM
The Wild kept Winnipeg in check with physical play, registering a 25-16 edge in hits against a Jets lineup heavy with young players. Goaltender Alex Stalock, the top candidate to back up Devan Dubnyk, stopped all 21 shots he faced.
"Our goalies are playing awesome so that definitely helps," forward Charlie Coyle said after the game. "I think there's some things we still need to work on structure-wise."
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Minnesota maintained a recent trend of producing two goals or fewer, and that wasn’t enough against New York.
