With the second five game segment coming to an end without a win, there may have been some added pressure on Derek Lalonde and his squad. There were a lot of penalties, physical play, and shots to match. The Wild came away with the overtime win, but they for sure did their best to not make it easy on themselves.
Niklas Svedberg (3-5-1, 2.82 GAA/.902 SV%) started off the night looking dominant behind a Wild club that seemed to be spending a lot of time a man down. The Sollentuna, Sweden native had an answer for all 25 of San Antonio’s shots through the first two periods and ended the night with 38 saves while being peppered by 40 shots in the win.