By Bryan Reynolds -
Stop me if you've heard this one before.
The Wild left the period with a two goal lead, having killed one of four penalties taken in the first.
In the second period, the Earth would tilt, and the Oilers would own the period. Or is it that it was the second period, and the Wild just don't play second periods? At one point the team had been out shot 12-1 in the period, and they took an additional three penalties, killing all of them. The amount of penalties this team is taking is ridiculous, and comparable only their NFL counterparts. Against the Oilers, this type of play might fly. Against the Red Wings, Penguins, or Capitals... they give up eight goals.
Positives and negatives, yet again for this team. They pulled out a win, so the negatives are dulled a bit, but they were out worked for much of the game. This pattern is not going to play well once the Wild start facing playoff teams and as teams start to button up on defense. They are playing sloppy hockey, taking too many penalties, and eventually it is all going to mount and bite them in the rear.
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