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Minnesota Wild at New Jersey Devils

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Minnesota Wild
3-4-1
Final
1 - 4
New Jersey Devils
6-1-0

Nico Daws makes 29 saves, Devils beat Wild 4-1 for 6th straight victory

Brenden Dillon tallies goal vs. Wild

New Jersey began the streak after an opening loss at Carolina, winning three each at home and on the road. The winning streak is the Devils' longest since a 13-game run early in the 2022-23 season.

Jesper Bratt had an empty-net goal, and Dawson Mercer added two assists.

Cotter opened the scoring with 3:39 left in the first, jamming a loose puck past goalie Filip Gustavsson for his first of the season.

Minnesota’s Matt Boldy ruined Daws’ shutout bid with his fifth goal midway through the third.

Daws made his season debut after Jake Allen won New Jersey’s three previous contests. Starter Jacob Markstrom was injured in a victory at Columbus on Oct. 13.

New Jersey denied three Wild power plays to extend its streak of penalty kills to 21. The Devils have allowed just one power-play goal in seven games.

The Wild finished a five-game trip with one win, 3-1 over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday.

Up next Devils: Host San Jose on Friday night.

Wild: Host Utah on Saturday night to start a six-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

NJ leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 16:21 Paul Cotter Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Brown (1), Dawson Mercer (3)
Goal 2nd Period 6:08 Brenden Dillon Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Dawson Mercer (4), Simon Nemec (4)
Goal 3rd Period 4:53 Arseny Gritsyuk Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Timo Meier (4)
Goal 3rd Period 10:37 Matt Boldy Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Eriksson Ek (5), Zeev Buium (5)
Goal 3rd Period 18:43 Jesper Bratt Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonas Siegenthaler (1)

Statistics

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20 Blocked Shots 19
25 Hits 8
4 Takeaways 5
31 Shots 35
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 27
53.4 Faceoff Win Percent 46.6
9 Giveaways 15
2 Total Penalties 3
4 Penalty Minutes 6
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Luke Hughes, D Injured Reserve Jan 21
Zack MacEwen, RW Injured Reserve Jan 10
Stefan Noesen, RW Injured Reserve Jan 10
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Marcus Foligno, LW Day-To-Day Feb 5
Jonas Brodin, D Injured Reserve Jan 26

Game Information

Prudential Center

Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 16,434 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 37 9 83 9
Minnesota 34 14 78 10
Dallas 34 14 77 9
Utah 30 23 64 4
Nashville 26 24 59 7
Chicago 22 26 53 9
Winnipeg 22 26 52 8
St. Louis 20 28 49 9

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 36 15 78 6
Pittsburgh 29 15 70 12
NY Islanders 32 21 69 5
Columbus 29 20 65 7
Washington 29 23 65 7
Philadelphia 25 20 61 11
New Jersey 28 27 58 2
NY Rangers 22 29 50 6
Full Standings