Associated Press
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Devan Dubnyk stopped all 15 shots he faced to get his sixth shutout of the season, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 4-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.The former Oilers goalie has five shutouts in 16 games for Minnesota since being acquired in a trade with Arizona on Jan. 14. Dubnyk, who spent 4 1/2 seasons with Edmonton before being traded to Nashville last season, improved to 5-0 this season against the Oilers.
Justin Fontaine had two goals, and Nino Niederreiter and Jordan Schroeder also scored for the Wild, who improved to 10-1-1 in their last 12 games.
Ben Scrivens finished with 25 saves for the Oilers, who have lost three of their last four.
The Wild started the scoring midway through the first period as Fontaine tipped Christian Folin's point shot past Scrivens.
Minnesota made it 2-0 with 5 minutes left in the opening period as Niederreiter scored his 19th of the season on a big rebound from Mikko Koivu's shot.
The Wild scored again with 4 minutes remaining in the second as Thomas Vanek made a great cross-ice pass to Schroeder, who put the puck in the net before Scrivens could get across.
Edmonton only had 10 shots on Dubnyk through 40 minutes.
The game's first power play went to the Oilers in the third period, but the Wild killed it, extending a perfect short-handed streak to 30 for 30 going back to Jan. 20.
The Wild made it 4-0 with just over a minute to play as Zack Parise fed the puck from behind the net to Fontaine, who scored his seventh goal of the season.
Game notes
Minnesota came into the game with a 9-0-1 record in their previous 10 visits to Edmonton. ... Out of the lineup with injuries for the Wild were Jason Zucker (clavicle), Matt Cooke (sports hernia), Ryan Carter (upper body), Keith Ballard (head) and Jared Spurgeon (concussion). ... Out for Edmonton were Tyler Pitlick (lacerated spleen), Taylor Hall (leg), Nikita Nikitin (shoulder), Viktor Fasth (knee), Anton Lander (shoulder) and Jeff Petry (ribs).
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EDMONTON, AB - FEBRUARY 20: Ben Scrivens #30 of the Edmonton Oilers walks to the ice prior to the game against the...
Scoring Summary
| 1st Period | MIN | EDM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:18 | Justin Fontaine (6)
Assists: Christian Folin, Zach Parise |
1 | 0 | |
| 15:06 | Nino Niederreiter (19)
Assists: Mikko Koivu, Jonas Brodin |
2 | 0 | |
| 2nd Period | MIN | EDM | ||
| 15:50 | Jordan Schroeder (3)
Assists: Thomas Vanek, Mikko Koivu |
3 | 0 | |
| 3rd Period | MIN | EDM | ||
| 18:45 | Justin Fontaine (7)
Assists: Zach Parise, Mikael Granlund |
4 | 0 | |
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