Wild hand Coyotes 8th straight loss, 2-1

Mats Zuccarello and Frederick Gaudreau scored 51 seconds apart in the second period to fuel the host Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 victory over the reeling Arizona Coyotes on Saturday in St. Paul, Minn.

Gaudreau also did his part in the faceoff circle, winning 13 of 18 draws. Joel Eriksson Ek won 9 of 12 faceoffs as the Wild improved to 4-1-2 in their past seven games.

Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves to improve to 2-0-0 again