Photo credit: Jeff Roberson (AP Photo)

In early December, simply coming away from a game with one point would not satisfy most Minnesota Wild fans. Tonight, it felt like a victory.

Despite the early loss of team captain Mikko Koivu to an unspecified upper body injury and some inexcusable officiating, the Wild took the St. Louis Blues into a shootout where the Wild lost with a final score of 3-2.

There is certainly no love lost between these two clubs. Fans will recall just a few weeks ago when a matchup between the teams in St. Paul had penalty boxes bursting at the seams, with 11 players in the boxes at the same time. Tonight’s game may not have had such a mass exodus from the ice, but the penalty boxes seemed constantly occupied nonetheless.

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The Blues have given up 10 goals in their last two games while scoring only one. Granted, they  played Pittsburgh and Anaheim. Based on stats they Blues are the favorite:

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