Minnesota backup Jesper Wallstedt made 28 saves for his second straight shutout and Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 on Saturday night.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Jesper Wallstedt made 28 saves for his second straight shutout, and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday. Wallstedt stopped all 36 shots faced in his previous start, a 2-0 win against the Calgary Flames on Nov. 9. He has two shutouts this season and three in the NHL.

The Minnesota Wild continued their homestand on Saturday evening, Nov. 15, as they hosted the Anaheim Ducks. Their roster took a bit of a hit as they continued without Nico Sturm and Zach Bogosian, but were also without both Marco Rossi and Vladimir Tarasenko because of injuries.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Jesper Wallstedt made 28 saves for his second straight shutout, and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday. Wallstedt stopped all 36 shots faced in his previous start, a 2-0 win against the Calgary Flames on Nov. 9. He has two shutouts this season and three in the NHL.

The Minnesota Wild hosted the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday evening, Nov. 15, in the first half of a home back-to-back. Both teams were coming off losses in their most recent games; the Ducks lost 6-3 to the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday,

For those desperately searching for signs that the Minnesota Wild are turning a corner, perhaps Saturday’s 2-0 win over Anaheim provided a few. And for a team that has struggled to find

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