Despite Minnesota’s major injuries, I didn’t expect the Columbus Blue Jackets to pull out two points. The fact that it was a back-to-back alone made me hesitant to get my hopes up. And when you add in that Minnesota is a really good team, no matter how long their injury report is, it was almost a perfect recipe for a Wild win. Almost.
1st Period – Back And Forth
Most of the opening period was owned by the All-Star goaltenders. Sergei Bobrovsky and Devan Dubnyk controlled the pace of the game until Eric Staal was able to find the net.