The Minnesota Wild returned from the All-Star break and bye week with one of the worst performances we’ve seen from them all season. In a completely lopsided affair, the Wild took a 6-1 shellacking on home ice to the Boston Bruins. Luckily, the Wild responded positively to the rout and took down the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday.
Thursday night, Minnesota kept the momentum going. The Wild welcomed the Vancouver Canucks to St. Paul for the second time this season. Vancouver was without star forward Elias Pettersson Thursday night, giving the Wild an excellent opportunity to take advantage of a Canucks team missing its top weapon.