The Anaheim Ducks came into this game hoping to claim a winning streak of two, but to do that, they needed to get past the Minnesota Wild, who were opening up their season in Orange County.
First Period
The Ducks did a good job on the penalty kill early on, not really allowing the Wild to get any chances, right up until Frederik Gaudreau provided a nice individual effort to get right in front of the net with a quality shot, but was stopped by Anaheim goaltender Anthony Stolarz.
Stolarz stoned Kirill Kaprizov on a 2-on-2, shouldering it into the corner.