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“Just try to take time and space away like always, be close on them,” said Joel Eriksson Ek, who matched up against Matthews’ line that went pointless.
Chisholm and Yakov Trenin suited up for the Wild after both were healthy scratches Sunday in the 4-2 win at Chicago. The Wild also called up Ben Jones from the minors to give them an extra forward for their trip.
The Leafs applied their best pressure in the third, and that’s when they finally solved Gustavsson: Nylander buried a redirect at 8:16.
“I’m happy he’s going to be on my team soon,” said Gustavsson, referring to the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off when he and Nylander will represent Sweden.
But Gustavsson was airtight the rest of the way for his second straight victory after going winless over his previous five starts, and Foligno forced a turnover in the waning seconds before getting in front of Nylander for a loose puck to put the finishing touches on a quintessential Wild showing with Foligno’s third goal in three games.
“We didn’t panic,” said Gustavsson, who became the fifth Swedish goaltender in NHL history to post three consecutive 20-win seasons. “We didn’t chase or take any dumb penalties. We stayed with the plan and just chipped the puck out and even had some O-zone time to waste some time and get some scoring chances.
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