Minnesota fell back on depth, defense and Filip Gustavsson’s goaltending and improved its NHL-best road record.

Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced en route to defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday evening. The Wild were heavily outshot in this contest, especially in the third period (5-14),

Gustavsson allowed just one goal on 33 shots in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over Toronto.

Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1.

(Toronto, Ontario) -- The Wild got 31 saves from Filip Gustavsson in a 3-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in Toronto.

TORONTO - Filip Gustavsson made 31 saves as the Minnesota Wild edged Toronto 3-1 on Wednesday, sending the Maple Leafs to a third straight regulation loss.

Facing another month-plus without their star forward, the Wild set the blueprint for how to win without Kaprizov.

The Minnesota Wild took down the Toronto Maple Leafs last night, 3-1.

Wild 3, Maple Leafs 1

The duo won a pair of Stanley Cups together with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017. Although it was Filip Gustavsson and Joseph Woll tending the net for the Minnesota Wild and Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, there was a special reunion that took place with the backup goaltenders at Scotiabank Arena.

NHL insiders are pointing to an adjustment period involving Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube as one of the main reasons the team has been misfiring recently.