Such has been the Minnesota Wild’s form early on this year, this five game stint that included a 5-2 defeat at the hands of reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Washington Capitals and more recently, their agonising late 3-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, represent a bad patch.
On the reverse of that, the team was able to pull a 6-2 win out over the Vancouver Canucks, who’d taken them by a 5-2 margin in the reverse fixture earlier this season. Likewise, they showed grit and determination in a 3-2 battle with St. Louis and triumphed 5-1 against the Ducks on the final leg of their California trip for the year.