NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Daws made 29 saves, Paul Cotter, Brenden Dillon and rookie Arseny Gritsyuk scored and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory.
New Jersey began the streak after an opening loss at Carolina, winning three each at home and on the road. The winning streak is the Devils' longest since a 13-game run early in the 2022-23 season.
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Minnesota Wild's Jonas Brodin (25), second from right, tries to get the puck past New Jersey Devils' Brian Halonen, left, and Luke Glendening, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Minnesota Wild's Jonas Brodin (25), second from right, tries to get the puck past New Jersey Devils' Brian Halonen, left, and Luke Glendening, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Minnesota Wild's Vladimir Tarasenko, left, passes past New Jersey Devils' Jack Hughes during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New Jersey Devils' Dawson Mercer, left, and Minnesota Wild's Yakov Trenin (13) look after the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New Jersey Devils' Paul Cotter, second from right, reacts after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New Jersey Devils goaltender Nico Daws, left, defends the goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Jesper Bratt had an empty-net goal, and Dawson Mercer added two assists.
Cotter opened the scoring with 3:39 left in the first, jamming a loose puck past goalie Filip Gustavsson for his first of the season.
Dillon made it 2-0 with his second goal this season - and second in two nights – at 6:08 of the middle period.
The 24-year-old Gritsyuk - a fifth-round draft in 2019 — scored his first NHL goal on the power play at 4:53 of the third.
Minnesota’s Matt Boldy ruined Daws’ shutout bid with his fifth goal midway through the third.
Daws made his season debut after Jake Allen won New Jersey’s three previous contests. Starter Jacob Markstrom was injured in a victory at Columbus on Oct. 13.
New Jersey denied three Wild power plays to extend its streak of penalty kills to 21. The Devils have allowed just one power-play goal in seven games.
The Wild finished a five-game trip with one win, 3-1 over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday.
Devils: Host San Jose on Friday night.
Wild: Host Utah on Saturday night to start a six-game homestand.
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Minnesota Wild's Jonas Brodin (25), second from right, tries to get the puck past New Jersey Devils' Brian Halonen, left, and Luke Glendening, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Minnesota Wild's Vladimir Tarasenko, left, passes past New Jersey Devils' Jack Hughes during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New Jersey Devils' Dawson Mercer, left, and Minnesota Wild's Yakov Trenin (13) look after the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New Jersey Devils' Paul Cotter, second from right, reacts after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New Jersey Devils goaltender Nico Daws, left, defends the goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A construction crane collapsed onto an elevated road near Bangkok, killing two people on Thursday, a day after another crane fell on a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand and killed 32 people.
The work on an extension of the Rama 2 Road expressway — a major artery leading from Bangkok — has become notorious for construction accidents, some of them fatal.
The crane collapsed at part of the road project in Samut Sakhon province, trapping two vehicles in the wreckage, according to the government’s Public Relations Department.
Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Thai TV Channel 7 that two people had died. It was unclear if anyone else had been trapped in the wreckage.
There was uncertainty about the number of victims because the site is still considered too dangerous for search teams to enter, said Suchart Tongteng, a rescue worker with the Ruamkatanyu Foundation.
“At this moment, we still can’t say whether another collapse could happen,” he said, citing dangling steel plates. “That’s why there are no rescue personnel inside the scene, only teams conducting on-site safety assessments.”
At the site of Wednesday's train derailment, the search for survivors ended, Nakhon Ratchasima Gov. Anuphong Suksomnit said. Three passengers listed as missing were presumed to have gotten off the train earlier, but that was still being investigated.
Officials believed 171 people had been aboard the train’s three carriages, which were being removed from the scene Thursday.
The crane that fell, crushing part of the train, was a launching gantry crane, a mobile piece of equipment often used in building elevated roadways.
Police were still collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses and have not pressed charges, provincial Police Chief Narongsak Promta told reporters.
South Korea's Foreign Ministry reported a South Korean man in his late 30s, was among the dead.
The high-speed rail project where the accident occurred is associated with the plan to connect China with Southeast Asia under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative.
In August 2024, a railway tunnel on the planned route, also in Nakhon Ratchasima, collapsed, killing three workers.
Anan Phonimdaeng, acting governor of the State Railway of Thailand, said the project’s contractor is Italian-Thai Development, with a Chinese company responsible for design and construction supervision.
A statement posted on the website of the company, also known as Italthai, expressed condolences to the victims and said the company would pay compensation to the families of the dead and hospitalization expenses for the injured.
Transport Minister Phiphat said Italthai was also the lead contractor on the highway project where Thursday's accident took place, though several other companies are also involved.
The rail accident had already sparked outrage because Italthai was also the co-lead contractor for the State Audit Building in Bangkok that collapsed during construction last March during a major earthquake centered in Myanmar. The building's collapse was the worst quake damage in Thailand and about 100 people were killed.
Twenty-three individuals and companies have been indicted, including Italthai's president and the local director for the company China Railway No. 10, the project’s joint venture partner. The charges in the case include professional negligence and document forgery, and Thailand's Department of Special Investigation has recommended more indictments.
The involvement of Chinese companies in both projects has also drawn attention, as has Italthai and Chinese companies’ involvement in the construction of several expressway extensions in and around Bangkok where several accidents, some fatal, have occurred.
In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Wednesday the government was aware of the rail accident and had expressed condolences.
Associated Press writers Wasamon Audjarint in Bangkok and Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this report.
Relatives of victims and others wait at a hospital, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Relatives wait at a hospital to receive bodies of victims, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Forensic workers inspect the site of a train accident, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A cuddly toy lies on the ground at the site of a train accident, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
