The Minnesota Wild scored on their first shot of the game. They scored on their second shot of the game. They scored another one in there between, thanks to the Stars' defense.
Mikko Koivu @ 1:19. Eric Staal @ 3:00. Matt Dumba @ 4:00.
3-0 Minnesota four minutes into the game. They'd add a fourth eight minutes later to send the discriminating consumers headed for <not horrible hockey game> on a Saturday night, and that looked like it.
It wasn't 'it', as it turned out. But it kind of was.
Sure, the Wild backed off and settled into a defensive posture.