The Minnesota Wild lost 4-0 at home to the L.A. Kings Wednesday night. The Kings scored 4 first period goals. Darcy Kuemper allowed 4 goals with 6 saves before being lifted for Niklas Backstrom. Backstrom had 12 saves the rest of the way.
The Minnesota Wild downed Buffalo 6-3 Thursday night to end a 4-game losing streak. Nino Neiderreiter scored a hat trick for the Wild including a power play goal.
The Minnesota Wild lost 3-1 at New Jersey Tuesday night. The loss is the 4th straight for the Wild. Ryan Carter scored the lone Wild goal in the 3rd period after New Jersey led 2-0 after 2 periods.