Matt Boldy scored on a backhand shot in the shootout as the Minnesota Wild somehow withstood a relentless offensive effort by the Carolina Hurricanes, seeing a pair of two-goal leads slip away but prevailing for a 4-3 win.

Rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt was the difference-maker with 43 saves as the Wild improved to 7-1-1 in November.

Wallstedt stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout, improving to 5-0-2 as a starter.

Right about the time the clock struck 9 p.m., with the game less than two minutes old, the Wild extended their franchise record and scored first in a 10th consecutive game. Brock Faber’s fourth goal of the year came on a precise redirect of a Mats Zuccarello shot.

While the Wild’s penalty kill, cumulatively, has hovered among the bottom five in the NHL all season,

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