The Wild didn’t like the taste of their last road game heading into the All-star break. Losing 6-3 with little compete shouldn’t sit right with anyone. That’s why it was important to get a big-time road victory in Columbus in the first game out of the break. It would take to the fourth round of the shootout for Zach Parise to get the nod in his first shootout attempt of the season. He’d make the most of it and send his team packing from Nationwide Arena happy with a 3-2 win.
It wasn’t a good start as the Wild fell behind in shots and on the scoreboard early.