Ryan Carter had already skated past the Wild's bench, bumping gloves with each teammate in celebration when he twirled at the red line and skated to take a seat on the far end of the bench.
The Wild's goal song was still playing and the fans were on their feet cheering after Carter had lifted the team to a three-goal lead with a shorthanded tally late in the second period.
As Carter went to take his seat on the bench, he looked up and was jarred by a rare site.
Coach Mike Yeo, the intense-but-composed mentor of the Wild, had walked the length of the bench to greet Carter with a fist bump of his own, a rare move from the bench boss.