The short trip at home seemed to do wonders for the Wild squad. I refuse to put the Minnesota Wild’s slow start on the fact that they only played three home games in the first three weeks, but I have to believe the players enjoyed getting settled at home to do their job.
When recapping the Canadiens game, I made it clear that the Wild were playing a tired squad, so the win should be taken with a grain of salt. The next game, the Minnesota Wild dominated the Edmonton Oilers, handing them their second regulation loss. Eric Staal finally gets his first goal (and subsequently his second) of the season and Mats Zuccarello registered his first point with the Wild.