Fedoruk, About-Face

“I’ve had to take a different road with my game,” said Fedoruk, 28. “When I came into the league, I did two things good—I fought well and I skated well. But my hockey was in development stage. I was on a learning curve, with fighting keeping me in the league.

“Now, the face won’t let me just go toe-to-toe and buck-wild with the fighting. I have to be smarter with it now and pick spots differently. I’ll still deal with guys when they need to be dealt with, but I’m not looking for it as much.”

With about 7 minutes left in the period the Wild appeared to tie the game when Derek Boogaard redirected a shot from Kim Johnsson past Jonas Hiller. But the linesman whistled it offsides, saying Johnsson had carried the puck out of the zone, though replays showed he clearly did not.