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The Minnesota Wild narrowly avoided a loss with a win on Friday night, thanks to Hynes' timeout talk, special teams, and Gustavsson's crucial stops. Johansson made a game-changing save on Tuch's breakaway, securing the victory. Jon Cooper praised the team's defense and highlighted Johansson's calmness in the net, particularly during the third period.
Cooper on Jonas Johansson: “The big save was the breakaway early in the third period. That's a game changer and that's when you need your goalie. You don't know when that save is coming but it's coming and that was the timing or the chance they got and he made that save and it's…
Cooper on Johansson: "The big save was the breakaway early in the third period. That's a game-changer. That's when you need your goalie. You don't know when that save's coming, but it's coming. That was the chance they got & he made that save & it's the difference in the game."
Jon Cooper on the win: “I thought we defended great today. We didn't really give them too much in the first two periods. In the third period, they had the puck more than we did but I never completely felt in duress and JJ looked calm in the net when they were on top of him. The…
Jon Cooper: "I thought we defended great today. We didn't really give too much for the first two periods. Third period, they had the puck more than we did, but I never completely felt in duress and JJ looked calm in net when they were on top of him."
Clifton sends in Tuch, big save Johansson.
Tuch stopped on a breakaway by Johansson - big time save
“We needed that.” The #mnwild were oh-so-close to letting one slip away Friday night. Our story on how they found a way, from Hynes timeout talk to the special teams to Gustavsson clutch stops. https://t.co/xWszVGqz1L