EDMONTON - As the Minnesota Wild carry their momentum from a marvelous month of November to the next calendar page, they are being driven by a rookie goalie who is very much earning the nickname “The Wall.”

Jesper Wallstedt made 33 saves to record his league-leading fourth shutout of the season in just 10 games as the Wild continued their torrid pace of late, emerging with a 1-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. He became the first goaltender in more than 61 years and seventh since 1929-30 with five shutouts at the time of his 10th career win.

Named the NHL’s rookie of the month earlier in the day, Wallstedt had a 6-0-0 record and a league-best 1.14 goals-against average, .967 save percentage and three shutouts in six games in November. The 23-year-old Swede has an 8-0-2 recor

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