It wouldn’t have been out of turn if Minnesota Wild fans winced in disbelief when the Nashville Predators tied the game with 0.3 seconds left to go in their game Tuesday night. With the way the season has started, a game-tying goal at the death would have been par for the course for a team that has struggled out of the gate. However, overtime turned in their favor on another bizarre goal for the Wild.
After Marcus Johansson stripped old friend Erik Haula in the Wild’s own zone, they broke out with a numbers advantage. Kirill Kaprizov and Brock Faber played catch before Kaprizov zipped a pass over to Johannson at the far post.