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Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) blocks a penalty shot attempt by Carolina Hurricanes right wing Jackson Blake (53) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin (25) handles the puck against Carolina Hurricanes center Seth Jarvis (24) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn.
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) watches the puck after deflecting it from the net against the Minnesota Wild during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Wild center Yakov Trenin, right, celebrates with teammates center Marat Khusnutdinov, left, and center Devin Shore, center, after Trenin scored a goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Wild right wing Mats Zuccarello (36) handles the puck against Carolina Hurricanes left wing Taylor Hall (71) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) blocks a penalty shot attempt by Carolina Hurricanes right wing Jackson Blake (53) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin (25) handles the puck against Carolina Hurricanes center Seth Jarvis (24) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn.
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) watches the puck after deflecting it from the net against the Minnesota Wild during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Wild center Yakov Trenin, right, celebrates with teammates center Marat Khusnutdinov, left, and center Devin Shore, center, after Trenin scored a goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Wild right wing Mats Zuccarello (36) handles the puck against Carolina Hurricanes left wing Taylor Hall (71) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Filip Gustavsson made 38 saves and the Wild scored for the first time in three games for a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
Yakov Trenin and Vinnie Hinostroza scored for Minnesota, which had been shut out 6-0 by the Senators and 3-0 by the Bruins in its previous two games.
Trenin scored the game’s first goal 2:55 into the opening period when he took a pass from Marat Khusnutdinov and made a move to beat Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen.
Hinostroza scored 51 seconds into the third period, his first in a Wild uniform. The play was reviewed after initially being ruled no goal but was ultimately overturned. The puck slid under Andersen and just past the goal line.
Sebastian Aho scored for Carolina with 2:48 remaining in the game, spoiling a potential shutout for Gustavsson.
Trailing 1-0, Carolina had a chance to tie the game when rookie Jackson Blake was awarded a penalty shot midway through the second period. Blake couldn’t get a good shot on Gustavsson, who easily made the save to his right.
Andersen made 22 saves for Carolina, losers of three straight.
Hurricanes: The three-game losing streak matches the longest of the season for Carolina.
Wild: Minnesota found its defense after allowing a total of nine goals over the past two games.
The review of Hinostroza’s goal proved to be crucial. The Wild celebrated as if they knew it was a good goal, but officials didn’t initially indicate a goal. The two-goal lead put the Wild in the driver’s seat the rest of the way against a struggling Hurricanes offense.
Carolina outshot Minnesota 39-24.
Carolina hosts Utah on Saturday while the Wild host the Islanders on Saturday night.
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