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Jesper Wallstedt makes Oilers pay posting 33-save shutout in 1-0 Wild win: Recap, Reaction and Highlights

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It was the most obvious shutout in NHL history.

You could see it coming a mile away.

Four years after the Edmonton Oilers passed on drafting him in the first round, Jesper Wallstedt made them pay, stopping all 33 shots he faced in the Minnesota Wild’s 1-0 win Tuesday night.

Wallstedt was nothing short of spectacular for the Wild, seemingly stoning the Oilers every time a shot came off their stick. It wasn’t as though the Oilers played a bad game on Tuesday. They fired 32 shots, wholly dominating the game, but they just couldn’t find a way to break through.

Minnesota’s lone goal, good enough for the game winner, came partway through the first period, when a faceoff won by Nico Sturm went back to the point, allowing Jonas Brodin to blast a shot over the shoulder of Stuart Skinner.

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