The Minnesota Wild just got a little bit healthier tonight.
They also got a little bit closer to winning the Western Conference.
On the night of Jonas Brodin’s return from a broken finger, the Wild recovered from a late push by the Nashville Predators win 5-2. It was their 6th victory in their past 8 games, extending their lead in the Western Conference to 9 points over second-place Chicago.
Minnesota got an early power play after Harry Zolnierczyk (I’m only spelling that once) collided with Devan Dubnyk. They capitalized, as Nino Niederreiter created chaos in Pekka Rinne’s crease.