The New Jersey Devils took advantage of some fortunate bounces and the Wild’s insistence on playing along the boards to win 4-3 in overtime.
It was the return of Charlie Coyle as he slid into the line-up next to Matt Cullen and forced Chris Stewart into the press box. In his first shift, he got a good scoring chance, and allowed the 4th line to carry the play inside the Devils’ zone. Coyle, who fractured his fibula after taking a slap shot to the ankle in the third game of the season was also inserted right on to the Wild power play.