Gone Puck Wild
Fansided

Wild vs. Canadiens: Not all has been bad in Minnesota’s start to the season

By Tim Johnson

Matt Dumba, right, is part of a Minnesota Wild defense that has struggled at the start of the season. Minnesota heads into Montreal on Tuesday nightl.(Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports
Matt Dumba, right, is part of a Minnesota Wild defense that has struggled at the start of the season. Minnesota heads into Montreal on Tuesday nightl.(Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
3 of 4
Next
kirill kaprizov, minnesota wild
Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov celebrates a power-play goal against Colorado in St. Paul last week. The Wild’s power play has clicked at 36.4% so far this year. (Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports /

Minnesota entered the week with a 36.4% conversion rate. That is well above the 21.8% the Wild clicked at last year, and currently ranks second in the NHL behind a ridiculous 52.9% effort by the Colorado Avalanche.

Minnesota’s eight power play goals ranks second in the the league as well, trailing only Colorado (nine).

Mats Zuccarello leads the team with three power-play goals, and Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek both have two.

Boldy has a power-play goal in Saturday’s overtime loss in Boston and had another one against the Bruins wiped away as it was ruled that the puck was directed into the net with a kicking motion.

Home/Wild News