The Minnesota Wild held their own against a team full of talent (that is also off to a bad start to their season) but it ended up not being enough, as they suffer a 6-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins to start off their homestand.
For the home team, it was a game completely run by their third line featuring Joel Eriksson Ek (scored two goals), Brandon Duhaime (scored one goal), and Marcus Foligno (earned an assist). They splattered their names all over the stat sheet in the losing effort and the Wild were the much better team when they were on the ice.