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Anytime the Minnesota Wild make their way to Nashville to play the Predators they understand two basic truths. \u00a0One, they know it will likely be a decent back-and-forth game as one would expect against two rivals. \u00a0Two, that even though its been 5 years since Ryan Suter<\/strong> signed with the Wild the Predators fans are going to boo him every time he touches the puck.<\/p>\n

So have the Predators finally brought in a player Wild fans can feel comfortable boo’ing at incessantly in former Colorado Avalanche agitator, the no-toothed Cody McLeod<\/strong>? \u00a0I hope so, because maybe this stupid petty act will finally end when they see just how lame it is. \u00a0In the meantime we can simply enjoy beating them. \u00a0Can the Wild earn another 2 points against a Central division foe? \u00a0(Sadly, McLeod didn’t dress tonight)<\/p>\n

1st Period Thoughts<\/span>: \u00a0Much was made of the 5-day break the Predators were coming off of and the Wild were flying around early. \u00a0Minnesota used its speed well to put Nashville’s defense on its heels and perhaps out of frustration the Predators would take the first power play. \u00a0Marco Scandella<\/strong> seemed to shove Harry Zolnierczyk<\/strong> towards Devan Dubnyk<\/strong> but as he moved into the crease the Predators tough guy got his arms up to maximize his contact with the Wild goalie instead of minimizing it. \u00a0Dubnyk took the hit and then roughed up Zolnierczyk as Minnesota skated to the defense of their goalie and luckily for the Wild they’d end up with the man advantage. \u00a0On the power play Minnesota wasted little time in lighting the lamp as Nino Niederreiter<\/strong> got a little space and drove hard to the net that Pekka Rinne<\/strong> stopped but the Wild crashed the crease and Mikael Granlund<\/strong> jammed home the loose puck. \u00a01-0 Minnesota. \u00a0The Wild continued to give Nashville problems with its speed and they’d draw some more penalties. \u00a0Yet after the goal the Wild’s execution left a lot to be desired as passes lacked the crispness they needed and some of the decision-making was a bit of a head scratcher. \u00a0The Wild was almost overhandling the puck as they were attempting to set up some kind of tic-tac-toe goal instead of taking it right to the Predators crease as they did on their goal. \u00a0The Wild were being careless and it nearly cost them as Ryan Ellis<\/strong> raced down the ice on a breakaway only to be stonewalled by a desperate stack of the pads by Dubnyk. \u00a0The Predators didn’t do much offensively either, but one player who didn’t seem to be terribly rusty was Viktor Arvidsson<\/strong> who reminded me a lot of a less dirty version of Brad Marchand<\/strong> out there. \u00a0Very pesky. \u00a0There was some fireworks at the end of the period as a coincidental unsportsmanlike minors to Minnesota’s Chris Stewart<\/strong> and Nashville’s Austin Watson<\/strong> turned into a fight as they both left the box in the closing seconds of the 1st. \u00a0Stewart got the clear win, but mostly inconsequential when you consider it was the end of the period. \u00a0I thought Niederreiter, Jason Zucker<\/strong>, Granlund and Mikko Koivu<\/strong> were the best forwards on the ice for Minnesota. \u00a0They seemed to be moving well and exhibiting great chemistry with one another. \u00a0Beyond that everyone else seemed to be waiting for something to happen than taking the steps to initiate a scoring chance or a play themselves. \u00a0Jared Spurgeon<\/strong>, Ryan Suter<\/strong> and Jonas Brodin<\/strong> who just returned from injury looked very good too.<\/p>\n

2nd Period Thoughts<\/span>: \u00a0The 2nd period was another dominant effort for the Minnesota Wild but they really had nothing to show for it. \u00a0Minnesota at times was guilty of trying one-too-many passes at the wrong moments to thwart their own potential scoring chances but down the stretch they’d simplify their game and pepper Pekka Rinne with shots but he was sharp and the Wild couldn’t extend their lead. \u00a0Even though the Wild were not finding the back of the net on some prime opportunities they kept plugging away and applying offensive pressure. \u00a0Minnesota’s persistence would finally be rewarded as a turnover in the neutral zone turned into a 2-on-1 between Granlund and Zucker and Granlund made a perfect cross-ice pass by a sprawling Nashville defender to Zucker who lifted his shot over the outstretched leg of Rinne. \u00a02-0 Wild. \u00a0The Wild kept attacking as they sensed blood in the water, but their energized play would result in a penalty as Zach Parise<\/strong> was tagged for cross checking. \u00a0Nashville tried to counter and a turnover in the neutral zone turned into a 2-on-1 but they were stymied by a great play by Spurgeon. \u00a0The Predators penalty kill didn’t manage much more than a few points shots that were little trouble for Devan Dubnyk who looked efficient in his post-to-post movement. \u00a0Minnesota would get the kill and then go right back on the attack and the Wild threatened to add to their lead but looked confident carrying a 2-0 lead going into the 2nd intermission. \u00a0Shots were a bit more even (13-11 Wild), but Minnesota had the lion’s share of quality chances.<\/p>\n

3rd Period Thoughts<\/span>: \u00a0The Minnesota Wild would get an early goal to start the 3rd period, as the line of Koivu, Granlund and Zucker continued to pace the team offensively as they worked a puck deep off the boards and it would carom off the wall and the side of the net out front where Koivu lifted a shot by a surprised Rinne. \u00a03-0 Wild on Koivu’s 600th NHL point. \u00a0Minnesota would then go into coast mode and this added unnecessary drama to what should’ve been a shutout win. \u00a0The Predators took advantage of the Wild taking their foot off the gas and a bad turnover on a weak backhanded pass by Scandella turned into offense for the Predators and they’d cash in as Colin Wilson<\/strong> buried a shot by Dubnyk. \u00a0A few minutes later the Predators would add another as P.K. Subban<\/strong> stepped into a slap shot that beat Dubnyk who was screened by James Neal<\/strong>. \u00a0The goal was immediately waived off as they felt there may have been goaltender interference on Neal, but the Predators would challenge the call. \u00a0The replay demonstrated the puck was by Dubnyk and in the goal by the time Neal made contact with Dubnyk and so the goal would stand and Minnesota’s lead was reduced to one. \u00a0I know on Twitter the successful Predators’ challenge drew a firestorm of tweets by angry Wild fans who felt the head contact Neal made was not punished. \u00a0Here’s my take. \u00a0Goaltenders embellish any contact and I don’t think Neal did anything egregious on the play to warrant a penalty as he has a right to the ice in front of the crease as much as Dubnyk does. \u00a0In my opinion the non-call was just fine. \u00a0Fortunately the Wild would get a little more focused defensively after Subban’s goal, and Minnesota started to take away more time and space but the Predators strategy was obvious. \u00a0Throw any pucks you can on goal and crash the crease and hope to jam home a rebound. \u00a0Dubnyk had to deal with some rough plays near his paint but he did a nice job of absorbing rebounds. \u00a0Minnesota needed a goal to put the Predators back on its heels and they’d get one on a great individual effort by Jason Zucker who blocked a shot and then skated down the loose puck and then outskated Subban to move in on Rinne before beating him with a sneaky 5-hole shot to give the Wild a 2-goal cushion. \u00a0The goal took the wind out of the Predators’ sails and the Wild would seal the game with an Eric Staal empty netter to earn a 5-2 victory.<\/p>\n

Devan Dubnyk had a much better game than his previous start by making 37 saves in the victory. \u00a0I felt his economy of movement was the best we’ve seen in a while and his rebound control was excellent as he had a fair amount of traffic near his crease. \u00a0Defensively he got some decent help from Ryan Suter, Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin who I felt were superb this evening. \u00a0The Wild stayed remarkably disciplined in a game where there was plenty of chippy plays after the whistle.<\/p>\n

Offensively the line of Koivu, Granlund and Zucker were by far the Wild’s best threat all game long. \u00a0They used their speed and their ability to cycle caused all kinds of havoc in the offensive zone. \u00a0Even though Niederreiter ended up with one assist I felt he had a very strong game and was absolutely tremendous down low with the puck. \u00a0The 4th line had some good shifts offensively and I liked the modified version of Erik Haula<\/strong>, Jordan Schroeder<\/strong> and Zach Parise and I hope Bruce Boudreau<\/strong> tries that every now and then to change the pace a bit. \u00a0Great speed and very pesky.<\/p>\n

The game was not perfect. \u00a0Minnesota had some let downs, but they didn’t let that define the game. \u00a0The Wild kept working hard and they were eventually rewarded. \u00a0With a Chicago loss in regulation to Edmonton gives the Wild a 9-point lead on the Blackhawks. \u00a0The Wild head coach was a bit annoyed in his post-game presser as he felt his club let up and made it harder than it had to be and I have to agree with him. \u00a0Now the Wild must rest up and refocus for what will be a real good battle against Chicago on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Wild Notes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

~ The Wild roster tonight was as follows: Mikko Koivu, Jason Zucker, Mikael Granlund, Eric Staal, Nino Niederreiter, Alex Tuch, Charlie Coyle, Zach Parise, Jason Pominville, Erik Haula, Chris Stewart, Jordan Schroeder, Ryan Suter, Jared Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin, Marco Scandella, Gustav Olofsson and Christian Folin. \u00a0Darcy Kuemper<\/strong> backed up Devan Dubnyk. \u00a0Nate Prosser<\/strong> was the lone healthy scratch this evening.<\/p>\n

~ The 3 Stars of the Game were: 1st Star Jason Zucker, 2nd Star Mikko Koivu, 3rd Star Devan Dubnyk<\/p>\n

~ Attendance was 19,292 at Xcel Energy Center.<\/p>\n

Wild Prospect Report<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

C – Dmitry Sokolov<\/strong> (Sudbury, OHL) ~ the Russian sniper continued to terrorize goalies in the OHL as he lit the lamp once (9 shots on goal) in the Wolves’ 3-2 loss to North Bay on Friday. \u00a0He is 3rd in the OHL in goal scoring with 39. \u00a0Sokolov has 60 points, 4 PIM’s and is -22 in 50 games.<\/p>\n

RW – Jordan Greenway<\/strong> (Boston U., H-East) ~ the power forward was kept off the scoreboard in the Beanpot championship game, but he rallied back with a goal and a crucial assist on the game-tying goal as the Terriers battled to a 4-4 tie against New Hampshire. \u00a0Greenway has 8 goals, 26 points, 60 PIM’s and is a +13 in 29 games.<\/p>\n

RW – Luke Kunin<\/strong> (Wisconsin, Big 10) ~ the Chesterfield, Missouri-native had two helpers as Wisconsin rolled to a 5-2 victory over Michigan on Friday night. \u00a0Kunin has 19 goals, 31 points, 24 PIM’s and is a -1 in 26 games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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