Wild score 4 goals in under 4 minutes to set franchise record
It was a wild night in Saint Paul.
The Minnesota Wild scored four goals in 3:28, setting a new franchise record for the four fastest goals in franchise history, according to the team's public relations department.
It all went down early in the second period. Nino Niederreiter notched his 16th tally of the year 23 seconds into the frame, followed by this Zach Parise goal, which was set up by beautiful passes from Jared Spurgeon and Mikko Koivu:
Tic-tac-toe. #CARvsMIN pic.twitter.com/MoIIzNY2Yh
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) March 7, 2018
Daniel Winnik continued the goal fest with his sixth of the season, then the red-hot Eric Staal broke in and buried his 36th of the campaign just 15 seconds later.
A ton of power and a ton of skill.
— NHL (@NHL) March 7, 2018
Eric Staal is bringing it all tonight. #CARvsMIN pic.twitter.com/9yRalOaySL
For some Wild fans, it happened all too fast.
I went out to clear the driveway after the first. Came back inside and missed less than four minutes of the second and it was 5-0.
— Patrick Lieberg (@PastLiebery) March 7, 2018