Wild come up short in Dallas, drop back in standings

It wasn’t the outcome we wanted here in the Wilderness, but man, it was great to be watching Wild hockey again, wasn’t it?

With Minnesota playing in its first game in nine days—and one that actually had pretty huge standings implications—Dallas had the obvious advantage of having played since its own extended break concluded, as well as having more days to practice. The Green ‘n’ Wheats came into Dallas on Friday with a very tenuous one-point lead over the Stars for the third spot in the Central, and sadly when the night was over, it would be Dallas leaving with that same one-point advantage over Minnesota.

The Wild didn’t play terribly, but nothing was especially crisp, and the execution…