"I felt pretty good. We had a good week of practice this week, so that probably helps," Kahkonen said. "I mean, doesn't really matter how often you play or if you play every night, you just gotta try to do the same thing every time you get to go out there, and tonight it worked."
Regardless of how he felt, Kahkonen looked calm ... a trait that has become the hallmark of his veteran goalie partner with the Wild.
"Real good. Real calm, real solid," Evason said. "The one goes through him, but it's a bang-bang play. It's really quick. But he seemed real calm, right? We talk about Cam being calm and relaxed back there. It helps our group calm down and Kaapo did the same thing here tonight."
With another set of back-to-back games coming up in Arizona and Las Vegas this week, Kahkonen may not have to wait as long for his next chance to see the ice.
Playing a solid game and contributing in a big way in a victory gives him confidence, but he said the lack of recent playing time didn't make him feel any added pressure.
"I don't feel that way. I mean, it's not really my call that who plays and every time I get to play, you just try, you've got to play well. That's all you can really do. And that should be enough I guess," Kahkonen said.
