The Oscars are on right now, but the final period of tonight’s Wild game was peak entertainment. It was a movie.
I seriously do not know what to tell you anymore. Just last night, I was reflecting on yet another Minnesota Wild victory that featured a late equalizing goal and then a game-winner in overtime. It was Joel Eriksson Ek against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and then the team and Kevin Fiala just did the exact same thing against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night.
With the 4-on-3 man advantage in overtime due to a late-game penalty taken by the Avalanche, the Wild scored just 15 seconds in after a beautiful play that saw all four forwards touch the puck and play like the Colorado defenders weren’t even there.