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 on Wednesday night. Marcus Foligno added an empty-netter in the final minute as Minnesota won its second straight to improve to 3-5-0 in their last eight games.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have struggled to score goals during their recent three-game losing streak, prompting forward William Nylander to voice his frustration after Wednesday's 3-1 loss to the Minnes

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

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.

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 Toronto Maple Leafs lost 3-1 to the Minnesota Wild and have scored only one goal in each of their last three games in losing three in a row.

"I feel good despite numbers," said Rielly, who has five goals and 17 assists for 22 points in 51 contests. "It's a battle right now. Just trying to compete and play the best I can."

Wednesday was the last home game before the Leafs top guns split off in mid-February to their respective 4 Nations Face-off teams. Nylander is repping Sweden, Mitch Marner Canada, Auston Matthews the U.S. and defender Jani Hakanpaa for Finland pending his health.