- Hunter Haight got his first career goal and rookie Jesper Wallstedt auditioned for action in the playoffs with 35 saves, as the Minnesota Wild finished their regular season by beating the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Wallstedt makes 35 saves for Wild in a 3-2 win over the Ducks in a playoff tuneup for both teamsin save percentage, went 18-9-6 in his debut and has given the Wild plenty to consider for a potential postseason goalie rotation withscored on a power play in the first period and again on a tip-in with 45 seconds left for the Ducks, who clinched their first spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs since 2018 during an off night on Monday when Nashville lost to San Jose.
The Ducks, who have 90 points with one game left, are 1-6-2 in their last eight games. They can no longer win the Pacific Division and could still fall to the second wild-card spot, which would match up with Anaheim hasn't won a playoff series since a second round victory over Edmonton in 2017, though that's two years more recent than Minnesota's last postseason advancement.
The Wild, who rested 10 regular skaters, giving Haight, the team's 2022 second-round draft pick, an opportunity as the second line center in his eighth NHL game. He ripped a shot from the slot in the second period to get on the board.Ex-UCLA gynecologist resentenced to 11 years in prison
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