"If you think fast, it was great," Granlund said. "A lot of goals, and I think there was a lot of emotion in the game, too. It was a great game to play as a player, and I'm glad we got the win."
The Wild was at risk of losing consecutive games in regulation for the first time since Nov. 1 against Buffalo and Nov. 5 versus Colorado after it fell to Chicago 5-2 in its final game before the bye.
Instead, Minnesota will head to Winnipeg for the second half of a back-to-back with a win in hand. The victory is the Wild's 40th of the season, marking the seventh time in franchise history that Minnesota has reached the 40 or more wins.
Minnesota has now won nine straight after a loss of any kind for an overall record of 15-3-2 in games after a defeat.
2. Nino Niederreiter potted his team-leading 20th goal, giving Ryan White his first point in a Wild uniform.
White and Jared Spurgeon tag-teamed a hard-working play along the boards that led to Nino Niederreiter's 20th tally.
After Los Angeles (30-27-5) jumped to an early 1-0 lead off a hard shot by Nick Shore -- set up by none other than former Wild forward Marian Gaborik -- Minnesota struggled to get its feet, looking discombobulated initially as Martin Hanzal and White slipped onto the third and first lines for the first time.