The Wild are such a weird team. It’s very hard to get a good gauge on the team. One night they shutout the league’s best team, Tampa Bay on the road, then they lose their scoring touch in an important game against the Colorado Avalanche. Very inconsistent. Friday night was another weird game. Looking in from outside of a playoff spot prior to playing the Metropolitan Division leading Washington Capitals, somehow the Wild put together a defensively sound performance and came out of Capital One Arena beating the Cup Champs 2-1, with the new young core leading the way for the Wild.
3 Things: Ovechkin is held off the scoresheet to propel the Wild back into a wild card spot
