The Aberdeen Wings have not clinched a playoff spot quite yet, but they took a major stride en route to accomplishing that goal Friday night. The Wings held Minot scoreless for nearly the final 56 minutes on the way to a 2-1 North American Hockey League win at the Odde Ice Center Friday night. That victory, coupled with a St. Cloud loss to Watertown in a shootout, left the Wings with a three-point lead with just three games remaining for the final playoff spot in the Central Division standings. Aberdeen scored two goals in the final two minutes of the opening period and got solid goaltending from Damon Cunningham, who overcame a fluke goal in the opening minutes, to secure the big win. "We gave up a tough one there on that first goal, it went off our skate, and then obviously we ended up being a little bit relentless and getting two right back," said Wings coach Scott Langer. "It was a good finish to the first period, and I thought defensively and goal-tending wise we were rea