St. Paul, Minnesota — This game sure did start well for the Red Wings, but gradually, not so much.
Then it came back a little bit, the Wings made it interesting, but ultimately, a tough loss.
Minnesota rookie Matt Boldy, an alumni of the Plymouth Township-based United States National Team Development Program, earned his first career hat trick leading the Wild to a 7-4 victory.
Dylan Larkin and Gustav Lidstrom scored the Wings' goals in the first 4:01 of the game, giving the Wings a quick 2-0 lead, and Lucas Raymond (power play, his 13th goal) ended a string of five consecutive Wild goals, with a third-period tally.