The Wild enter Thursday's action in first place in the Western Conference. Another victory would give the Wild the third-longest winning streak in franchise history.
Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov converted in the shootout, Cam Talbot made a couple of saves, and the Wild walked away with a highly entertaining win.
It helps that the Wild have dominated on home ice this season with a 9-2-0 record heading into Saturday’s marquee matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The NCHC-leading Fighting Hawks play the preseason NCHC favorite St. Cloud State in a conference series that begins Friday at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.
