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.

Nico Hischier scored his fourth goal in two games and the New Jersey Devils defeated the visiting Minnesota Wild 3-2 in a shootout Monday night in Newark to sweep the home-and-home set.

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. Luke Hughes and Nico Hischier scored in regulation for the Devils,

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 got one — a tying goal from Vinnie Hinostroza early in the third period — before Minnesota’s fourth line gifted Devils captain Nico Hischier a go-ahead goal due to a sloppy icing and an even sloppier turnover.

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