The Wild came into this game missing both Zach Parise and Nino Niederreiter I felt good about the New York Islanders chances.
That feeling was immediately erased. The Wild came out dominating. I’m getting real sick of the Islanders sleep walking through the first period and they took that to a new level on Thursday.
The Wild had the game’s first 12 shots, most of those due to an early 5 on 3. The penalty kill played well though and thanks yet again to Casey Cizikas the Wild didn’t score. That’s two games in a row now killing off a 5 on 3 and neither time did the Islanders come away with any momentum.