Yoko Ono appeared on the videoboard screaming like a banshee late the third period Tuesday night in another manufactured ploy to energize a sedate Xcel Energy Center as the Wild scrambled to secure a one-goal win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Sacre bleu!
Minnesota fans had endured two periods of swampy neutral-zone stalemate. Hadn't their eyeballs bled enough?
The primal screams eventually were drowned out by triumphant cheers as the Wild skated into their Christmas break with a 2-1 victory over the hapless Habs.
Charlie Coyle ensured three days of peace and harmony in the kingdom when he bagged the winner early in the third period, providing the finishing touch on a masterful drive to the net.