By Tony Abbott -
So! That was pretty nice, eh?!
And what a win it was. It seemed like the Wild were in the driver's seat in this game, taking a 2-0 lead in a second period in which they were dominating. And then, things started falling apart. A goal with seconds left in the second brought the always-dangerous Blackhawks to within striking distance of a lead of their own, and in the third period, strike they did. They scored within the first minute of the third period to tie the game, and took a lead six minutes later. It was not looking good at that point.
The Wild needed this win, too, not only to prove that they could hang with the league's best, but also because they're about to depart from the Xcel Energy Center for a while. 8 of their next 10 games will be on the road, including tough games against San Jose, Anaheim, Colorado, and PIttsburgh.
But first thing's first: The Wild travel to Columbus to take on the Sergei Bobrovski-less Blue Jackets. It's gonna be a busy day, so let's go to the Walk.
Wild News
Game Recaps
Late goal gives Wild 4-3 victory over defending champions | Star Tribune
Wild 4, Blackhawks 3: Marco Scandella's goal rallies Minnesota - TwinCities.com
Hitting The Post: 30WR: Wild Beats Blackhawks
Wild get offense from its defense to rally back to beat Blackhawks in important 4-3 win at home
Other News
Wild goalie Backstrom is relaxed, ready | Star Tribune- Let's hope so, as he'll be starting tonight.
Tending the Fields
First Round Bust: 2014 WJC: Minnesota draft pick Gustav Olofsson makes Team Sweden- This will be the first major chance for most Wild fans to see Olofsson, so that'll be exciting.
Eye on the Future: Gustav Olofsson, Colorado College - SB Nation College Hockey- And for those who haven't seen him yet, here's an informal (but detailed and good) scouting report from someone who saw him a couple of weeks ago.
Off the Trail
Memo to Hockey Canada: P.K. Subban should be on your Olympic team | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports- If Canada doesn't want him, on behalf of the United States, I say "We'll take him!"
New York islanders must trade for goalie, Ryan Miller's value, more NHL news and notes | Home Ice - SI.com- The islanders need a goalie so bad they can't even be bothered to have their team named capitalized anymore!
The line that’s saved the Philadelphia Flyers | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports- It did not save them against the Wild earlier this week.
Sometimes fighters fight for selfish reasons, not for the good of the team | Backhand Shelf | Blogs | theScore.com- Sometimes, it's to resolve questions like "Who takes the last donut?"
Bylsma: Sharks are NHL’s best, ‘with all due respect to Chicago’ | ProHockeyTalk- The Wild will get to face them on Sunday.
Behind Enemy Lines
Bobrovsky Out -- Time to Unleash the Dogs - The Cannon- It's gonna be tough times for the Beej.
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