After seeing their seven game winning streak snapped Thursday night against Pittsburgh, the Wild packed their bags and headed to Carolina to take on the Metropolitan division leading Carolina Hurricanes. In addition to losing the game, the Wild also would be debuting a new lineup against Carolina with the subtractions of Matt Boldy and Jon Merrill from the lineup. With recently acquired Marc-André Fleury between the pipes, the Wild would see if they could keep his perfect record with his new club alive.
After both teams ran their checking lines to start the game, Minnesota’s second shift saw them take a hooking penalty and send Carolina to the powerplay.