"We were up and down. But it was a very emotional game," said Wild coach Dean Evason. "There's a lot of intensity right now which probably is a good thing. We need to be that intense in order for us to play the way that we want to play. We did play the right way tonight. That's a good team. We don't see these teams a lot and you look at records and it's like how the heck does that happen because they got speed and size and maybe inexperience a little bit but real good team. Real good team."
2. Matty loves MoTown
Boldy played an integral part in the win, just like he did in Minnesota's 7-4 victory over the Red Wings in St. Paul last month. In that one, he tallied his first NHL hat trick and also added an assist.
Tonight, he had to settle for a two-goal game, including the monster tying goal early in the third period that got the Wild charted in the right direction.
The secret sauce? Boldy's dad, Todd, was in the stands ... as he's been for almost every monster game Boldy's had in his two months in the league.