When the Wild played Toronto in November at Air Canada Centre, it caught a very lucky break by having Auston Matthews miss the first game of his young NHL career. Minnesota dominated that game, firing 37 shots at Frederik Andersen, but had trouble beating the Danish netminder and ultimately fell 4-2, as Devan Dubnyk didn’t have his best performance at the other end. It was an opportunity very much missed, though that effort did spur a four-game win streak in the contests that followed, as Jason Zucker put the team on his back and Dubnyk rebounded.
Though sans Dubnyk, the Wild catches another break by avoiding Auston Matthews
