1. It couldn't have been a worse start for the Wild. But that didn't keep the team down long.
When Jaden Schwartz potted a rebound goal just 45 seconds into the contest, Minnesota was already behind the eight ball. Road games haven't been a point of strength for the team this season, and fighting back from an early deficit makes that hill an even taller one.
But to the Wild's credit, it didn't take long to answer.
On the very next shift, defenseman Gustav Olofsson was oh-so-close to his first NHL goal, rifling a shot off the post. But the puck deflected right to Nino Niederreiter, who fired it past Carter Hutton, tying the game at 2:02.