After two wins in a row against the Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers, both games in which the Wild looked very good and seemed to gain some confidence, Minnesota fell to the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Thursday, extending the winless streak to seven games against the reigning division champs.
Things actually got off to a pretty good start as the Wild outshot the Predators 13-4 in the first period and manufactured several great scoring chances, including a redirection off the post by Marcus Foligno just under a minute in.