Detroit headed into Minnesota on Saturday night reeling off a 4-2 loss to the Jets in Winnipeg on Friday, losers of their last three and winners of just one in their last ten. To welcome them, a rested Wild squad sitting in a playoff position and coming off a victory against those same Jets two nights ago.
Jimmy Howard vs. Devan Dubnyk are your starters for this one.
The game started off very much in a fashion that Red Wings fans are used to as the opening goal came just 24 seconds in, except WAIT IT WASN’T AGAINST THE WINGS:
Originally credited to Nyquist, the goal was quickly changed to correct credit on the wonderful tip by Tyler Bertuzzi.