The Minnesota Wild went to Denver as the underdog, going up against the Colorado Avalanche’s top lineup. The Wild left Denver able to hold their heads high as they gave the Avalanche all they could handle, and it took a poor call from the refs in overtime to put away a great game.
Minnesota never led in the game, yet they showed enough determination and resiliency to battle back from 1-0 down and 3-1 down to take this game to overtime at all. Including a shorthanded goal in the final minutes to tie the game.
On top of that, the overtime goal was upheld after video review despite the Wild’s first preseason game being lost on a goal that should have been reviewed and wasn’t.