The Minnesota Wild turned the tables on Edmonton with a fast start of their own—and put the Oilers’ playoff hopes in jeopardy.
Minnesota scored two goals in the first seven minutes and Niklas Backstrom made 32 saves in a 3-1 victory over the visiting Oilers last night, bouncing back from a horrendous showing in Edmonton.
“I know a lot was made of that game in Edmonton,” Brian Rolston said. “We were on our heels. We didn’t look good. We didn’t have the energy. That was the bottom line.