It had to be dramatic. This is the Minnesota Wild we’re talking about, and they’re playing the Toronto Maple Leafs on a Saturday night.
A game that had us riding high for the first half, and then we were all dealt with the crushing realization that sometimes hockey is truly, like that—ended in a shootout and the Wild were crowned the victors...eventually.
Joel Eriksson Ek led the scoring with two assists to his name, while a handful of others were able to notch a point. It was truly wild.
The first period was treated with caution at first—some timid plays were certainly the result of not trying to be too aggressive in the offensive zone for Toronto to then spring on their consistent counterattack.