Finally, after over four months of waiting, the Minnesota Wild were playing in an actual National Hockey League game — an exhibition game, but a hockey game nonetheless.
Unfortunately for them, it didn’t take long for the Colorado Avalanche to get on the board as Alex Stalock couldn’t control a low-danger Colorado shot. The rebound went right to Joonas Donskoi for an easy goal to give the Avalanche an early 1-0 lead.
The Wild answered quickly, however, as a few penalties on each side gave Minnesota a 4-on-3 power play, and they capitalized quickly on a nice one-timer by Matt Dumba to tie the game at one goal apiece.