Overview
- Marcus Johansson broke the deadlock 55 seconds into the second period and Matt Boldy added an empty-netter to secure the win.
- Minnesota moved to 5-1-1 in its past seven and is 19-1-0 against Anaheim since 2020-21, including six straight victories.
- Petr Mrazek stopped 29 shots for the Ducks, who have lost three in a row with only four total goals after entering the night averaging 3.88 per game.
- Special teams faltered as the Wild went 0-for-7 on the power play and the Ducks finished 0-for-2.
- Anaheim’s Mikael Granlund was out with a lower-body issue and Minnesota’s Vladimir Tarasenko missed his first game with a lower-body injury.