Last season for the Minnesota Wild can only be described as a roller coaster ride first half of the season that moved into a consistent and smooth second half. When looking at those two halves of the season one major team statistic was strong in both halves and that was the Penalty Kill. The Wild’s PK was so good that they finished the season first in NHL with an 86.32% penalty kill ratio. This year however after 6 games played , which is almost 5% below the league average.
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It’s hard to tell what exactly attribute this change when simply looking at the surface.