It was a slow start to the game, with only one shot on goal, by Minnesota, after six-and-a-half minutes of play. However, the pace quickly picked up. Torrey Mitchell made a little backhand play as he was being checked, and Michael McCarron scooted into the offensive zone right past two Minnesota players. Say what you want, the guy is fast for being about 700 feet tall.
While the kids were looking alright, Mike Condon made a bit of a boo-boo about halfway through the first. As he came out to play the puck, Condon set it right onto the tape of Nino Niederreiter, who made no mistake and put the Wild up 1-0.