Recap: Wild win 4-1 in hard-hitting game against Red Wings

The Minnesota Wild took the Detroit Red Wings to the cleaners and not only won the game 4-1 but physically punished them for even trying to step up to their level.

We’ll talk about the actual goals and all that fun stuff later, but this game was just a brutal collision between two former division rivals (kind of) that focused less on shooting the puck and more on checking opposing skaters into the boards.

Eight Wild skaters had at least two hits or more, and with a couple fights tossed in the mix, it was a game to enjoy the physical side of the sport and not so much about the pretty passing plays — although it did feature that as well.

With a 4-1 win, and thanks to Frederick Gaudreau notching…