The New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in a shootout on March 31. Here are three takeaways from the Devils' performance.

Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt scored in the shootout, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Monday night for their third win in four games.

Matt Boldy scored late in the third period to force overtime, but New Jersey still won both games in the home-and-home series.

Filip Gustavsson had 26 saves for the Wild, who grabbed a one-point lead on idle St. Louis in the race for the final Western Conference wild card spot.

The Wild, the NHL’s lowest scoring team since early January, have to work so hard to score a goal that Marcus Foligno was asked what it was like during the second intermission Monday night when the Wild once again couldn’t execute offensively or find a way to finish against the New Jersey Devils.

Eklund scores off skate to extend Sharks' lead vs. Maple Leafs Sharks forward William Eklund scores an odd goal to give San Jose a 4-2 lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursda