I’ll tell you what, I did not see this sweep of a back-to-back coming. The Wild never play well in Dallas, and the Lightning are a favorite to come out of the East. Alas, the Wild surprised the heck out of me, and their fans by doing just that. I missed the 3 things from the game against the Stars, so I’ll give you a bonus ‘Thing’ in today’s “3 Things We Learned.”
Minnesota is a third period team
Be it scoring effects, old legs finally getting warmed up, or trying to rope-a-dope their opponents, the Wild have been waiting to put meaningful pressure on the opposing goalies until the third period.