Minnesota Wild Defeat Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1, Handing Third Straight Loss

The Minnesota Wild defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night, marking Toronto's third consecutive regulation loss. Goals from Marat Khusnutdinov and Jared Spurgeon in the first period, along with an empty-netter from Marcus Foligno, secured the victory for the Wild, who were without star player Kirill Kaprizov due to injury. William Nylander scored for Toronto, but the team struggled offensively, managing only three goals across their last three games. Despite outshooting Minnesota 32-25, the Leafs couldn't capitalize on their opportunities, with captain Auston Matthews hitting the post during the game. The loss raises concerns about Toronto's scoring woes as they head into a challenging four-game road trip. Minnesota's Filip Gustavsson stood out with 31 saves, helping his team improve to 3-5-0 over their last eight games.