The Minnesota Wild had a 3-1 lead in the second period that vanished after a barrage of penalties gave the Hurricanes momentum to score three straight goals. It looked like the Wild were going to leave Raleigh pointless in their first two games until Mikko Koivu tied the game with a whopping 0.2 seconds left on the clock, thus securing a point. Jaccob Slavin would be the only shooter to best Alex Stalock in the shootout and give the Hurricanes the victory.
Minnesota was just “OK” in the first period.