Marcus Johansson Blinks First For The Wild

Minnesota wastes no time getting on the board, and Marcus Johansson is the one who cashes in almost immediately. A goal 34 seconds into a game is the sort of gut-punch that can change the temperature in the building before everybody has settled in. Early strikes like that matter because they let one team dictate the pace while the other is still trying to find its feet. The Wild get the dream start, and the other bench has to react before the night gets away from it.