The Jets made it interesting at the end, but the Wild were able to improve their record without Parise to 2-0.
The Wild, who are still trying to figure things out after the Zach Parise injury, found themselves facing a bad match-up in the physical Winnipeg Jets. While the Wild were able to topple the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, the Lightning are considered to be a more finesse team, so no one quite knew how the Wild would hold up against a team like Winnipeg without Parise, their best and perhaps grittiest player.