It wasn't Anaheim's prettiest performance of the season, or even one we're going to put on the season-ending shortlist but the Ducks head east with two vital points in their back pocket.
It took a late Rickard Rakell finish of a beautiful passing play to finally snap a tie that held for nearly 30 minutes, but it proved to be all the Ducks needed to finish off the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night at Honda Center.
Coach Bruce Boudreau said it best: "It was a pretty sloppy game, but it was decided with a beautiful goal.