DALLAS — On an otherwise imperfect evening, Minnesota Wild goalie Jesper Wallstedt was perfect when it counted. He made 31 saves in regulation and overtime as the Wild saw a 3-0 lead slip away, but prevailed in a shootout for a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night at Grand Casino Arena.

Settling into the backup role behind Filip Gustavsson, Wallstedt foiled shootout attempts by Adrian Kempe, Trevor Moore, Kevin Fiala and Andrei Kuzmenko of Los Angeles, offering a celebratory punch of his blocker hand after the last one that got the Wild their first home win of the season.

With that much success versus the four Kings, it was as if the Minnesota scouting staff had Wallstedt well-prepared for what might be coming. Not so, said the 22-year-old Swede. While there are plenty

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