The Devils swept the home-and-home series against Minnesota to further strengthen their playoff aspirations following a 3-2 shootout win at Prudential Center Monday night. New Jersey picked up a 5-2 win at Minnesota on Saturday.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — 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.

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.

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