Whoa! What a game that was!
It was back-and-forth, had a tense, playoff-like feel, and was chock full of juicy storylines on which to chew. The only problem was that the good guys—for a second game in a row—came out shootout losers to the Nashville Predators on another absolute bulls**t move by Ryan Johansen that—as a goalie—I would argue should not be allowed.
It’s currently within the rules, though, so Wild players should really start practicing this one.
On a night that Kevin Fiala returned to Nashville for the first time since being acquired by the Wild, the young Swiss winger lived up to the “gamebreaker” monicker given to him by GM Paul Fenton after the trade.