Despite a lead into the Third, the Wild fall to the Predators 5-2.

The Minnesota Wild witnessed a banner raising, sensational saves from Devan Dubnyk, and a concert from Keith Urban. Somewhere in the middle, there was a hockey game played. The Wild held a lead for almost 6 minutes. Poor defense and missed scoring opportunities resulted in a Wild loss in their season opener.

Period One

Less than five minutes into the game, Mats Zuccarello would take a hooking penalty on Matt Duchene. The Wild would kill off the penalty, but Nick Seeler would promptly take a holding penalty trying to bear hug Mikael Granlund. Guess he misses him on the team. Despite the four minutes with a man advantage, the Predators did not capitalize. Halfway through the period, the Wild…