Yesterday the Wild faced of against one of the worst teams in the NHL the Edmonton Oilers. Who are considered to be a team that has not broken out yet. Their newest and brightest star is the 2010 NHL entry draft No. 1 overall pick Canadian Taylor Hall. In the game prior to his visit to St. Paul he netted his first career hat trick as an NHLer. The Oilers were lucky enough to snag one of Taylor's OHL teammates forward Jordan Eberle, who has also contributed to the teams point streak throughout the 2010-2011 season.
The puck was dropped approximately around 7pm which would kick off what would hopefully be another home team win. Minnesota was in desperate need for the very important two points which were up for grabs after losing on national television in a shootout to Detroit's Red Wings. I guess the hockey gods were looking over our shoulders because they blessed us with a 4-1 win over the Oilers, which was tipped off by a spin-o-Rama goal by Pierre Mark- Bouchard on a breakaway late in the third period.
Many did not believe that the Minnesota Wild would do this well, let alone be a potential Stanley Cup Playoff contender. It has been a great season and myself along with thousands of other fans hope that the wild will be able to proceed playing in the post season. It should be an exciting rest of the year.
No comments:
Post a Comment