Postgame Hat Trick: Wild 3, Kings 2 (SO)

Wild.com's Dan Myers gives three takeaways from the Wild's 3-2 shootout win against the Los Angeles Kings at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Tuesday afternoon:

1. The Wild got back on track.
After a couple of tough losses against the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota got that loving feeling back.
The final score wasn't indicative of how well it played either, but it also wasn't as easy as it could have been.
Minnesota coughed up a late lead, but got the lone goal in the shootout off the stick of Jason Zucker to gain the additional point

Take a look inside the numbers, where the Wild had numerous chances to win this game by a much more lopsided number. Minnesota had a massive shots advantage, more scoring chances and more high danger scoring chances.
For much of the night, Jonathan Quick was up to the challenge. The Kings goalie made 40 saves in a terrific individual effort.
Wild goaltender Alex Stalock was terrific as well, earning the victory by stopping 31 shots.
2. Eric Staal got himself on the board.
With Stalock and Quick dueling, Staal was in the right place at the right time and was rewarded with some puck luck after having a strong game.
With the Wild in the offensive zone, Staal migrated from the corner to the left post, getting in position near the blue paint. The puck made its way to the blue line and Ryan Suter who fired wide, but Staal got the shaft of his stick on it, deflecting it past Quick for his 14th goal of the campaign.

3. An in-game adjustment got Nino Niederreiter going.
In Philadelphia on Monday, Marcus Foligno was moved up to Niederreiter's spot with Eric Staal (temporarily) and he answered with a goal.
Tuesday, Niederreiter was moved down to play beside Foligno and Joel Eriksson Ek ... and he responded, by tallying his ninth goal of the season and second in three games.