1. Down by a pair in the third period, Minnesota rallied.
Goals by Patrik Laine and Nikolaj Ehlers put the visitors ahead going to the final 20, but it was there where the Wild played its best hockey of the afternoon.
First it was Nino Niederreiter, then it was Eric Fehr, and finally it was Eric Staal, scoring the eventual winning goal with 2:31 left in the contest.
Zach Parise flipped a shot into the empty net with 1:09 left to ice it.
This game was played a day after Thanksgiving, but had the feel of a game played in late April or early May. It's just the first meeting of the season between these budding rivals, so buckle up.
2. Alex Stalock gave the Wild a big lift.
With Devan Dubnyk out because of illness, Stalock stepped in and made 26 saves in the win. He also chipped in an assist, his second of the season, on Niederreiter's goal which got things going in the third period.
3. Friday's game marked the 200th consecutive regular season sell out at Xcel Energy Center.
It's the second time in franchise history that Wild fans have put together a stellar streak of filling the building; Minnesota sold every seat for the first 409 games played beginning in 2000, including preseason, regular season and postseason.
The last time the Wild did not sell out a home game? It played the Philadelphia Flyers on Dec. 2, 2013, a game Minnesota won 2-0. Jason Pominville and Charlie Coyle scored goals 57 seconds apart in the third period and Josh Harding made 21 saves.
