Wild Desert the Isle 6-0

The first period was slow to go as both teams looked sluggish from the opening faceoff. Both the Wild and Islanders shared power play opportunities but could not capitalize on them. Matt Moulson would open the scoring as he'd pick up the scraps after Fontaine went hard to the net. He got a resounding cheer from the Islander fans as his goal was announced over the PA system. Later, another former Islander prospect, Jared Spurgeon, would find the upper corner over Islander netminder Nilsson's glove to give the Wild a 2-0 lead after being out-shot 16-6 in the period.

Mikko Koivu with three assists tonight now takes sole possession of first place all-time for points in Minnesota Wild franchise history with 438 career points.

Mike Yeo Post-Game Press Conference

On the Line Juggling - "Getting guys into roles...We had lines with really no identity, so we had to sort that out a little bit and, obviously, get a little more balance through the line- up. Tonight was a good example of what that can do."

On Justin Fontaine - "He showed a lot. That's for sure! I was real impressed and I like a right shot on that line too."

On Moulson - "This is a guy that's obviously very, very well respected here. You see what the crowd's doing in a game like that and I thought that was very classy of their crowd. It reflects on what kind of a person this is and what he's meant to this organization."

On Stoner's goal - "We were concerned at first that after he scored he might have killed himself. I think we might have been making the wrong reads on who should be taking the shootout and playing the power play."

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