The Minnesota Wild hosted an injured-but-still-good Toronto Maple Leafs for some Friday afternoon action. And while the team played overall fairly well, the Wild still suffered a 4-3 defeat due to some really weird bounces and defensive lapses in play.
Despite two-point performances from Mats Zuccarello, Alex Goligoski, and Kirill Kaprizov, a goal from Matt Boldy, and general decent underlying numbers, the Wild could not overcome the mistakes that eventually cost them this game. After the defeat, the Wild sit with a 9-9-2 record and are in the mushy middle of the Western Conference.
But how did we get there?