Wild Beat Oilers 1-0 on Wallstedt's 4th Shutout

EDMONTON, Alberta — Rookie goaltender Jesper Wallstedt earned his fourth shutout of the season with 33 saves as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Edmonton Oilers 1-0 on Tuesday night, extending their point streak to 12 games.

The Wild, who posted an 11-1-2 record in November, improved to 15-7-5 overall. Wallstedt, a 23-year-old Swede, became the first NHL goaltender in more than 61 years to record five career shutouts at the time of his 10th win. He entered the game with an 8-0-2 record, a league-leading .944 save percentage and 1.74 goals-against average. Named the NHL's rookie of the month for November earlier Tuesday, Wallstedt went 6-0-0 that month with a 1.14 goals-against average, .967 save percentage and three shutouts in six appearances.

The game's lone goal came 7:03 into the first period when defenseman Jonas Brodin fired a shot from the point off a faceoff draw, beating Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner for his third tally of the season. Skinner stopped 23 of 24 shots in the loss, as Edmonton fell to 11-11-5 and dropped five of its last seven games.

Minnesota's defense limited the Oilers to few high-quality chances, with Wallstedt facing heavy pressure in the second...