(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Wild set a franchise record for consecutive wins on home ice with a 2-1 victory over the Ducks last night in St. Paul. The Wild have now won nine straight at the Xcel Energy Center and improved to 11-3-0 at home on the season. Ryan Suter tied the game at 1-1 in the second period, followed by Nick Bjugstad’s eventual game-winner early in the third. Cam Talbot got the win on 24 saves. The Wild and Ducks finish their two game set tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 P-M.
Wild head coach Dean Evason says the energy wasn’t there early for his team, but they eventually got it going:
(photo courtesy of Wild.com)