Jesper Wallstedt plays the hero in Wild shootout win

Matt Boldy scored on a backhand shot in the shootout as the Minnesota Wild somehow withstood a relentless offensive effort by the Carolina Hurricanes seeing a pair of two-goal leads slip away but prevailing for a - win Rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt was the difference-maker with saves as the Wild improved to - - in November Wallstedt stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout improving to - - as a starter Right about the time the clock struck p m with the contest less than two minutes old the Wild extended their franchise record and scored first in a th consecutive event Brock Faber s fourth goal of the year came on a precise redirect of a Mats Zuccarello shot While the Wild s penalty kill cumulatively has hovered among the bottom five in the NHL all season they mustered the best outcome available while rookie Zeev Buium was in the penalty box Popping on a turnover at the far blue line Boldy s low shot gave Minnesota its first short-handed goal of the season and the Wild s first at home in nearly two years By late in the second period Wallstedt s shutout streak had stretched to nearly three full games But with the Hurricanes offense coming in waves the run was in obvious jeopardy Former Eden Prairie prep star Jackson Blake clanked the post in the latter half of the middle frame then got the visitors on the board a inadequate minutes later The shutout streak of minutes seconds was the fourth-longest in franchise history It was also the first five-on-five goal allowed by the Wild in more than minutes With the disastrous second period behind them Zuccarello s breakaway goal just seconds into the third gave the Wild specific needed breathing room It was Zuccarello s first goal of the season and gave him six points in six games since returning from an injury that had him out of the lineup for the first month But third-period goals by Sebastian Aho and Blake again with seconds left in regulation and the Carolina goalie on the bench forced overtime Wallstedt s body of work included stopping Blake on an overtime breakaway Frederik Andersen had saves for Carolina which beat the Wild - in Raleigh two weeks ago Minnesota s only regulation loss of the month The Wild next head out on a three-game pre-Thanksgiving road trip starting Friday evening when they make their only visit to Pittsburgh this season Briefly With the PWHL s Minnesota Frost beginning their drive for a third consecutive Walter Cup title on Friday when they open the season at Grand Casino Arena versus Toronto members of the Wild demonstrated sponsorship for their co-tenants in the downtown St Paul rink before facing Carolina Matt Boldy Jake Middleton Brock Faber and several other Wild players made their entrance to the locker room wearing the distinctive purple and white Frost sweaters on Wednesday Frost stars Taylor Heise and Grace Zumwinkle holding the crew s two Walter Cup trophies led the Let s Play Hockey cheer before the encounter s opening faceoff Related Articles Wild could face a participant surplus as they get healthier As injuries mount Yakov Trenin becomes crisis center for Wild Kirill Kaprizov plays the hero in Wild s OT win over Knights Confidence in goalie tandem brings Wild on-ice freedom Defense does in Ducks as Wild climb back above