Johnny Hockey’s goal early in the first period was all it would take for the Flames to dispatch the Wild on home ice. Chad Johnson shut the door the rest of the way as the Wild found it difficult to solve the Flames netminder. It is just the second time in 11 days the Minnesota and 2nd time this season the Wild would get shutout in 1-0 fashion.
The Wild came out firing from the opening faceoff. Eric Staal was denied on two breakaways, and it was shift after shift that the Wild took it to the Flames.