Needing a win to get them back inside the playoff bubble, the Minnesota Wild squandered a 2-0 lead against the Rangers tonight. Now having lost 9 of their last 10, the Wild are looking to find some spark- anything at all- to get them back to winning.
No such luck. But hey- at least it started OK. Ryan Carter forced a turnover in his defensive zone, giving him a breakaway to score on Henrik Lundqvist two minutes in. Then- get this- the Wild scored an actual Power Play goal. No, really! It beat the goalie and everything! Devan Dubnyk closed out the period strong, and the Wild held a lead after 20 minutes.