The Minnesota Wild welcomed the State of Chicago and the Blackhawks into the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul tonight as the Wild looked to go into their bye week on a high and the Hawks looked to continue their streak of 6-consecutive road victories. The difference maker tonight would be the Schmaltz - Toews - Panik line who had their dirty little fingers in every goal scored for Chicago tonight.
The game started out pretty slow as both teams tipped their toes in the water to feel it out a bit.