What a bizarre game. Against a team many overlooked despite the Hurricanes being 2nd in the league in Shot-Attempts-For%, the Wild didn't have the best start of all time. They would eventually come back, however, and earn their first OT win of the season, with Dubnyk earning his NHL-leading 10th win of the season.
First Period
The first period did not begin how the Wild were hoping; the Wild were slow and couldn't connect passes. Christian Folin took a hooking penalty at 4:21 in the first period, and it wouldn't take Carolina long to make them pay.