Speaking of unvarnished, few expected the overtime frame of the Wild's game against the Los Angeles Kings to last just 12 seconds.
After a thrilling contest with plenty of goal scoring, Minnesota -- playing in its first game back after a five-day bye week -- and Los Angeles finished regulation tied at 4.
After a quick break, the teams went to 3-on-3 play in overtime, with Granlund and Mikko Koivu sent over the boards by Wild coach Bruce Boudreau to begin the extra time.
Even the most ardent Wild fan couldn't have predicted what came next.
Minnesota won the draw and defenseman Jared Spurgeon went to the right-wing wall to retrieve the puck, leaving it for Granlund near the defensive blue line.
The Finnish winger pounced on it with speed, cruising through the neutral zone and splitting a pair of Kings on his way to goaltender Jonathan Quick, beating the two-time Stanley Cup winner with a backhand-forehand move that lifted 19,000 fans to their feet just moments after they had sat down.
Granlund's winner was a franchise record for fastest goal from the start of overtime, besting Koivu's previous team record by three seconds (March 29, 2012).