Looking to bounce back after an offensively-limited series opener on Monday night as well as trying to finally find the net on the power play, the Minnesota Wild were able to achieve both goals in their 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Nick Bonino scored a one-timer off Joel Eriksson Ek’s chest to end the Wild’s 0-for-18 stint with the extra attacker, Ryan Hartman added a shorty and Joel Eriksson Ek scored the game-winner for the Wild. In net, Kaapo Kähkönen stopped 22 of 24 shots in his season debut.
Much of the talk heading into the final contest of the Wild’s four-game road trip involved Minnesota’s inability to score on the power play, as the Wild came into tonight’s series-ender with the Ducks on a miserable 0-for-16 streak with the man advantage.