After Victor Rask was tossed from the face-off circle to Jonathan Quick's left, Mayhew stepped in and won the draw back just enough for Ryan Donato to swoop in and get the puck back to Dumba at the point. The Wild defenseman moved into position, then fired off what appeared to be the bottom of Mayhew's sweater and past Quick, giving Minnesota the lead 5:50 into the contest.
One of these days, Mayhew will get a chance to let loose. Hopefully he'll get to make up for lost time.
2. It wasn't a great second period for the Wild, but it was good enough.
Mayhew's goal in the first gave Minnesota the lead after 20 minutes, but the Kings mostly dominated the middle frame, outshooting the Wild by a 14-5 margin.
When Ben Hutton's one timer eluded goaltender Alex Stalock 4:29 into the period, the game was tied at 1-1.
But that was all Stalock would allow the rest of the period, making several fantastic saves along the way to keep the Wild in it.
Finally, late in the period, the Wild took advantage of a turnover and came in on Quick 2-on-1. After passing on a similar chance earlier in the game, Eric Staal decided to do the work himself, firing a far-side snipe just under the crossbar, giving Minnesota the lead once again with 2:56 left in the period.