Filip Gustavsson makes 20 saves in the Wild's 4-0 victory over the Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov (37) chases the puck between Minnesota Wild's Jonas Brodin (25) and goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.

Carolina Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov (37) chases the puck between Minnesota Wild's Jonas Brodin (25) and goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)


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RALEIGH, N.C. — Filip Gustavsson made 20 saves for his third shutout this season, Marco Rossi had four assists and the Minnesota Wild beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 on Saturday night. The Wild improved to 16-5-2 when scoring first this season as Mats Zuccarello beat Pyotr Kochetkov on a slap shot for a 1-0 lead with 6:57 left in the first period. Zuccarello, who also assisted on Joel Eriksson Ek's tip-in goal on the power play in the second period, added an empty net goal with 3:46 remaining. Matt Boldy also scored in the third. The short-handed Wild won their third consecutive game despite missing leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon.

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