With three points and a game in hand over the Blackhawks, the Wild will fly out of Chicago in first place of the Western Conference, but if they want to keep that position for long, they’re going to have to reign their game in.
After a dominating win against the San Jose Sharks, the Wild lost consecutive games in regulation for the first time since last November against the St. Louis Blues and Tampa Bay Lightning. The most prominent issue for the Wild in those two games was their struggle to find the back of the net, but that wasn’t an issue for the Wild on Friday as they scored 7 goals (2 empty net goals) against the Florida Panthers.