Preview: Wild host long-absent Jets in home opener

Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe 2021-22 season is still young, but the Minnesota Wild are undefeated and it feels so good. And after pair of tight back-to-back wins on the west coast, the Minny boys take the home ice for the first time this season as they take the Winnipeg Jets for the first time in over a year and a half.

When: 7 p.m. CT

Where: Xcel Energy Center

TV: Bally Sports North

For the Wild, two games into the season, it’s clear that the bottom-six guys have come to play. Brandon Duhaime has shown some serious wheels after earning the Wild’s final roster spot out of training camp, generating lots of chances, leading the team in expected goals/60 with 2.54, and was a…