Minnesota (1-1-1) came into the game against Chicago the other night looking for its offense. The Wild found it, outshooting the Blackhawks 46-30 after being outshot 82-51 in the first two games. The Minnesota Wild might not have a better win this season than their first, a 4-3 overtime decision Thursday night over the Chicago Blackhawks that featured a short-handed equalizer in the last 25 seconds of regulation and a game-winning breakaway goal from Jason Zucker.
The Wild have the better defensive team and I'll back them again here at home on Saturday evening.