Sarah McLellan

Said Guerin: “They got three really good young players that are going to help build their team, and we got a franchise defenseman.”

Mats Zuccarello departed because of a first-period injury, but Marcus Johansson scored a go-ahead goal in the third period and Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves.

Mats Zuccarello and Jake Middleton left Monday’s Wild victory in Seattle, but the team has been able to handle adversity.

The Wild have lost two in a row to teams near the bottom of the NHL standings during a four-game Western trip.

In celebration of Native American Heritage Day, the Wild produced a first-of-its-kind broadcast in conjunction with the team’s new arena sponsor.

Wallstedt made 42 saves and Matt Boldy had the only goal of the shootout to fend off Carolina, which got two goals from Jackson Blake.

Filip Gustavsson has a long term contract, but former first-round pick Jesper Wallstedt is making a bid for more playing time.

The changes come after rookie Danila Yurov was developing on a big-hitting line with Yakov Trenin and Marcus Foligno.

The Wild stayed hot with a 3-2 victory over Vegas on Sunday night. Minnesota is 6-1-1 since the start of November.

After sweeping weekend games, the Wild have moved back into a respectable spot in the NHL standings.