Texas is an open-carry state. The Minnesota Wild might as well be a crack shots too. It didn’t take long for the Wild to jump on Dallas starting goaltender Antti Niemi. Mikko Koivu scored his 13th goal of the season when he nursed a Jason Zucker rebound off Niemi back to the net and Johnny Oduya swept the puck into the net.
One shot. One goal.
Two minutes and 41 seconds later, Eric Staal slipped one through Niemi’s five-hole. Charlie Coyle tipped a puck to Staal in the neutral zone to spring the Thunder Bay, Ontario native on a 2-on-1 with Zach Parise.