Wild score four unanswered goals to down Devils; gain 3rd place in Central

The Minnesota Wild recovered from a slow start for a whole 5:36 of the second period to snatch 3rd place in the Central Division. Eric Staal scored his 900th career point in the win, while Alex Stalock stopped 38 shots in a sensational effort in the blue paint.

The first period was another Minnesota Wild-patented “Slow Start.” It took nearly 4 minutes for the Wild to get their first shot on goal. It was a good one as Andy Greene had to sweep a puck off the goal line. Devils’ goaltender Eddie Lack looked like he had issues reading the puck, but it wouldn’t matter. The Wild hardly tested him the rest of the period as the Devils racked up 18 shots on goal. Minnesota did a lot of defending and…