There were a lot of storylines going into Saturday’s matinee event against the New Jersey Devils. The Wild were still searching for their first win since the bye week, going 0-2-2 during that span. Head coach Bruce Boudreau coached his 900th career game, owning the best win percentage amongst active head coaches in the NHL. Wild forward Mikael Granlund started the game back in his natural position, centering Zach Parise and Charlie Coyle. And finally, my personal favorite, Devils goaltender Cory Schneider came into this afternoon’s game not having a win since the year 2017 and none in the the past 22 starts.
The third line carries the load to get the Wild back into the win column in New Jersey
