Were the Wild going to eke out a gutsy win and win when they probably shouldn't, or were the Wild going to be splayed out like William Wallace at the end of Braveheart? That was the biggest question leading into the Saturday's matinee in Winnipeg. The Jets were 7-2 in their last 9 games, while the Wild were losers of five straight.
The Wild started fast by using a shoot-first mentality. After not tallying a single shot on goal off the odd-man rush, the Wild had three early in the first period all resulting in a shot on goal from the primary puck carrier.