Thursday night’s game was huge for Nino Niederreiter. Just when the Wild looked like they were about to end the game deadlocked after giving up a two goals 30 secs apart in late in the second period, Niederretier made an outstanding redirection of pass from Mikael Granlund on the power play at 12:54 in the final frame to snatch the game back for a Wild win.
It was El Nino’s second tally of the game and this third point of the game. He was easily the Wild’s best player responding to his promotion to top line and increased power play time.