Dominator Returns
Dominik Hasek made a triumphant return to the Minny Wild on Saturday as he was named first star in a 4-3 win over the Jets.
The game was wide-open with both teams having at least 40 shots and forcing the goalies to make several big stops. The Wild came out firing in the first period outshooting the Jets 12-4, however they were only able to put one puck past The Buhlin Wall.
The Wild sagged in the 2nd and enterred the third trailing 2-1. The teams traded goals before Ty Wright was able to tie the game at 3 with a shorty about midway through the final stanza.
That set the stage for Mats Sundin to score his biggest goal as a Wild to not the series at one game a piece.
After the game GM Farhall admitted that a loss in this one probably the series was all but over.
"We needed this one for sure. We didn't want to be going back to The Peg down 2 games. There are still some aspects to our game that are weak - namely our 2nd line ...that will have to change otherwise tonight's win won't mean squat".
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