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.