Slow to start the game, this felt like a game the Minnesota Wild could win until the final minutes of the third period. Maybe that is just a side effect of the recent run of success the Wild have had though.
While it didn't take much time for the Wild to find themselves behind the eight ball to the Dallas Stars, it did take a strange penalty where Matt Boldy and Mason Marchment seemingly high-stick each other at the same time. Because Boldy drew blood, the Wild were handed extra two minutes and the Stars were afforded the opportunity to draw ahead early.