Wild arrive late due to traffic, beat Devils 3-2 in shootout

By MATT SUGAM
Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild didn’t let a traffic jam slow them down against the New Jersey Devils. Kevin Fiala scored the lone goal in a shootout, Cam Talbot made 42 saves and the Wild beat the Devils 3-2 after arriving late to the arena. Stuck in holiday traffic in Manhattan with the Holland Tunnel closed, the Wild finally made it to Prudential Center in New Jersey at 6:26 p.m., pushing back the start of the game 24 minutes to 7:33 p.m. After sitting through a 2 1/2-hour bus ride from their hotel to the arena, the Wild scored two first-period goals before the Devils erased a 2-0 deficit in the third to send the game to overtime.