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Frederick Gaudreau - Tallies first of the seasonGaudreau scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Blues.
ImpactGaudreau put the Wild ahead 2-1 late in the first period, beating Jordan Binnington with a wrist shot through traffic. It's the first point in 10 games this season for Gaudreau, who missed 10 games with an upper-body injury earlier in the campaign. The 30-year-old center tallied 19 goals and 38 points in 82 games last year. Gaudreau should primarily skate in a bottom-six role with the Wild while also seeing time on the second power-play unit.
NOVEMBER 29, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Joel Eriksson Ek - Scores again TuesdayEriksson Ek scored a goal on a team-high five shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over St. Louis.
ImpactEriksson Ek opened the scoring 2:41 into the first period, beating Jordan Binnington with a one-timer to give the Wild an early lead. The 26-year-old Eriksson Ek now has goals in three straight games and six tallies in 11 contests since the start of November. Overall, he's up to 11 goals and 18 points through 20 games this season in a top-six role in Minnesota.
NOVEMBER 29, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Jordan Binnington - Falls to MinnesotaBinnington stopped 34 of 37 shots in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Wild.
ImpactBinnington held his own against a barrage of Minnesota shots Tuesday, though the Blues couldn't get much going offensively in the eventual 3-1 defeat. The 30-year-old Binnington has just one win in his last five appearances, struggling to an .858 save percentage in that span. He's now 6-6-1 with a .910 save percentage and 2.91 GAA on the campaign.
NOVEMBER 29, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Filip Gustavsson - Snaps losing streakGustavsson stopped 23 of 24 shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over St. Louis.
ImpactGustavsson held the Blues to a single first-period goal Tuesday, as he turned aside 23 shots in the victory. It's Gustavsson's first win since Oct. 24 -- he'd gone 0-5-1 with an .867 save percentage in his last seven starts. Overall, the 25-year-old netminder is 3-6-2 with an .886 save percentage and 3.68 GAA while splitting starting duties with Marc-Andre Fleury in Minnesota this season.
NOVEMBER 29, 2023•ROTOWIRE
