We had a great 30 minutes and a bad 30 minutes, and then fortunately we get the two points,” said Mats Zuccarello.

The Wild have now won two straight as they improve to 36-22-4. Their 76 points keeps them in third place in the Central Division and just as importantly, 11 points in front of the ninth place Canucks. That is who the Wild face on Friday night when they travel to Vancouver for a 9 P-M puck drop.

The Wild, who were blown out in each of their past two road games, improved to a league-best 22-9-3 (47 points) on the road.