Talbot made 29 saves in a 6-5 shootout victory over the Red Wings on Thursday.
A win is a win, even if it's ugly. Neither he nor Alex Nedeljkovic seemed to want the victory and kept coughing up goals. Talbot held the proverbial fort once the Wings went up 4-2 early in the second and was just a couple minutes from a regulation win when he gave up the tying goal to Jordan Oesterle at the 17:09 mark of the third. Like the Leafs, the Wild have really struggled in the blue paint of late and there's been plenty of talk that both teams need a net upgrade. We're not sure it's coming for either squad, but it bears watching, especially for this 34-year-old veteran who has allowed at least four goals in six of his last seven starts.