ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Anton Khudobin made 38 saves in his first NHL start, and Cal Clutterbuck and Owen Nolan scored in the Minnesota Wild's 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.

Minnesota, which entered the night six points out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, has won two straight and is 8-0-1 in its last nine home games.

Khudobin, a seventh-round pick in the 2004 draft, made his NHL debut Thursday against Edmonton after regular backup Josh Harding left with a hip injury.

On Saturday night, with Harding still nursing the injury and regular starter Niklas Backstrom out with an illness, the 23-year-old Khudobin picked up his second win against a Flyers team also fighting for its place in the playoff standings heading into the Olympic break. The 38 saves were the most this season by a Wild goalie.
   
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