Before we get this recap underway, tonight’s game was played with very heavy hearts. The shooting that occured Thursday just outside of LA in Thousand Oaks along with the passing of a Wild great in Bob Naegele Jr, we here at Hockey Wilderness are with the families of both events. Sports offer an escape from the world around us. That’s what happened Thursday night. There was hockey to be played and that escape from the world we live in was there to be had.
1st Period:
I’ll give the Wild this. The first 4 or so minutes, they started off strong, but just after the 5 minute mark the Wild made Jake Muzzin look like Wayne Gretzky out there.