ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jesper Bratt and Ondrej Palat each scored twice and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Monday night to snap a four-game skid.
Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist for New Jersey, and Nico Hischier and Dougie Hamilton each had two assists. Jacob Markstrom finished with 20 saves.
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Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt looks at the replay board after a goal by New Jersey Devils left wing Ondrej Palat during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom (25) defends against a shot during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
New Jersey Devils left wing Ondrej Palat (18) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt (30) blocks a shot attempt by New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
New Jersey Devils left wing Ondrej Palat (18) skates after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Ryan Hartman and Marcus Foligno scored for the Wild, and Jesper Wallstedt had 24 saves. Minnesota lost in regulation for just the second time in 10 games (4-2-4) and third in the last 18 (11-3-4).
Bratt scored his two goals 21 seconds apart to push the Devils' lead to 4-1 at 7:49 of the third period. On the first, he got a nice feed from Hamilton in front and beat Wallstedt for a two-goal lead. Then, he redirected Hamlton's point shot past the goalie for his 11th of the season.
Palat, who had two goals coming into the game, then got his second of the night at 9:39 after Mercer tapped a centering pass over in front for a four-goal lead.
Foligno scored a power-play goal with 19 seconds remaining for the final margin.
This was the third time Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes faced his two younger brothers, Devils center Jack Hughes and defenseman Luke Hughes, in an NHL game. The previous two times were when Quinn Hughes played for Vancouver.
Mercer gave the Devils a 1-0 lead midway through the first period on their first shot on goal of the game, a one-timer from the inside edge of the right circle off a pass from Nico Hischier from behind the goal line.
Hartman tied the score 1-1 with 6:19 remaining in the second period as he deflected Brock Faber's long point shot through traffic for his 12th.
Palat put the Devils back ahead with 8 seconds to go in the middle period off a pass from Hischier.
Devils: Host Seattle on Wednesday night.
Wild: Host Winnipeg on Thursday night.
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Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt looks at the replay board after a goal by New Jersey Devils left wing Ondrej Palat during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom (25) defends against a shot during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
New Jersey Devils left wing Ondrej Palat (18) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt (30) blocks a shot attempt by New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
New Jersey Devils left wing Ondrej Palat (18) skates after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
BORYSPIL, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency repair crews are working flat out to restore power in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, officials said Wednesday, after relentless Russian barrages on energy infrastructure left Ukrainians at the mercy of the coldest winter in years.
At Boryspil, a town in the Kyiv region with a population of around 60,000, workers dismantled and rebuilt burned-out electrical systems as they rushed to fix the damage.
They work in the snow amid temperatures of -15 C (13 degrees F) from early morning till midnight, Yurii Bryzh, who leads the Boryspil regional department of private electricity provider DTEK, told The Associated Press.
They have managed to restore the supply for four hours a day. But Bryzh said the problem was “when the power comes back on, people turn on all the electrical equipment that is available in the house” as they dash to wash, cook or recharge their phones. That collapses the system again, he said.
The hardship of civilians is acute amid what Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko described as the longest and broadest outages since Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor almost four years ago. Some homes have been going without electricity for days.
Apartments in the capital are freezing, and when venturing outside people wear heavy layers of clothes against the bitter cold that chills to the bone. Across Kyiv, snow covers the ground and roofs and is piled up next to sidewalks. At night, the streets are dark and towering apartment blocks show no light in the windows.
Kyiv residents told the AP how they cope with the lack of light and heat at home.
A married couple, scientists Mykhailo, 39, and Hanna, 43, said the temperature in the bedroom of their 5-year-old daughter Maria has fallen to -15 degrees C (13 degrees F). They gave only their first names for security reasons.
They have a gas stove to cook but at night they huddle together in the same bed under heavy blankets. “We have to use all the blankets we have in the house,” Hanna said.
The couple take their daughter to work with them during the day, because the premises have a generator whereas Maria’s kindergarten has no heating.
Christmas decorations still hang on the walls of their apartment, occasionally lit up by their flashlights.
Zinaida Hlyha, 76, said she heats water on her gas stove and puts it in bottles that she tucks into bed. She says she doesn’t complain because Ukrainian soldiers on the roughly 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line have it worse.
“Of course it’s hard, but if you imagine what our guys in the trenches are going through now, you have to endure,” she said. “What can you do? This is war.”
Tetiana Tatarenko said two of her sons are fighting in the war. She grew more fearful of Russia’s nighttime barrages after a Shahed drone hit the apartment building next door.
In her cold apartment, it seemed that normal life has shut down.
“It’s as if life in the house has stopped, that’s the feeling,” she said.
Her neighbor, 89-year-old physicist Raisa Derhachova, lives alone and sometimes plays the piano in what she calls “this terrifying cold.”
“Of course, it’s hard to survive this. We survived World War II, and now this terrible war is upon us,” she said.
Russian barrages are aiming at power plants and large substations, and procuring replacement equipment such as transformers can take months, according to Dennis Sakva, an energy sector analyst at Dragon Capital, a Ukrainian investment company.
“There are two types of heroes in Ukraine,” he said. “They are the military and energy workers.”
Volodymr Yurchuk in Kyiv, Ukraine contributed.
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Tetiana Tatarenkova shines a flashlight as she goes to see her neighbour during a blackout caused by Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy infrastructure in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Tetiana Tatarenkova shines a flashlight as she goes to see her neighbour during a blackout caused by Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy objects in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Raisa Derhachova plays the piano during a power outage caused by Russia's regular air strikes on the country's energy facilities in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Tetyana Tatarenkova stands with a candle near a cage with ploughs during a power outage caused by regular Russian air strikes on the country's energy facilities in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
A woman gets warm with a hot cup of tea at an emergency center set up to support people during power outages caused by Russia's regular air attacks on the country's energy infrastructure, in Boryspil, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Raisa Derhachova holds a homemade flashlight during a power outage caused by regular Russian air strikes on the country's energy facilities in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Electricians carry out emergency repairs on a power pole after a transformer burned out due to a voltage surge caused by regular Russian air attacks on the country's energy infrastructure in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Residents get free food at an emergency center set up to support people during power outages caused by Russia's regular air attacks on the country's energy objects in Boryspil, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Electricians carry out emergency repairs on a power pole after a transformer burned out due to a voltage surge caused by regular Russian air attacks on the country's energy infrastructure in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
A woman gets warm with a hot cup of tea at an emergency center set up to support people during power outages caused by Russia's regular air attacks on the country's energy objects in Boryspil, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Electricians carry out emergency repairs on a power pole after a transformer burned out due to a voltage surge caused by regular Russian air attacks on the country's energy infrastructure in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
