The Carolina Hurricanes were playing their fourth game in six nights and did not necessarily have their best game but they gutted out a win against the Wild, 3-2 on Tuesday night in Minnesota.
Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov earned the win and made 28 saves on the 30 shots he faced.
The entire Carolina team battled hard on defense to help out their goalie. They were able to keep the Wild’s first line, including hot superstar, Kirill Kaprizov, off the score sheet.
The Canes scored a goal in each period to get the victory.
Jordan Staal backhanded in a rebound to tie the score, 1-1 in the first.