For about 44 and a half minutes, the Ottawa Senators looked like they were in decent shape. In a game which had seen them lead for the majority of it, they found themselves trailing the Minnesota Wild 3-2 going into the third period.
There, the floodgates opened, and Ottawa ultimately fell 7-2 in the State of Hockey, now 11-13-1 on the season. Anders Nilsson finished 27 for 35.
The first period was marked by Minnesota missing some glorious opportunities, somehow not connecting on wide open nets with Anders Nilsson nowhere in sight.