The Minnesota Wild sent a lineup full of 3rd and 4th line players, most battling for a roster spot, to face the Dallas Stars top line. Somewhat surprisingly, they held their own well in hostile territory.
Dallas walked away with a 5-3 win when all was said and done, but 3 goals by players playing against Dallas’s top 4 defense and a heavy dose of their Top 6 forwards is a credit to how hard they fought.
Minnesota gave up 2 goals in 90 seconds at the start of the 2nd period to make it 3-1, and it appeared the rout was on.