The road to success

The Wild went 5-2 on the longest road trip in team history.

Start of trip: 6-2-2, fifth place in the Central

End of trip: 11-4-2, second place in the Central

Goals for: 25 • Goals against: 17

Payback time: Six of Wild's next seven games are at home

DateOpponentW/LWild note

Oct. 29VancouverL, 5-21-for-5 on the power play

Oct. 30EdmontonW, 4-3Goal, two assists for Staal

Nov. 3St. LouisW, 5-1Goal, two assists for Seeler

Nov. 6San JoseL, 4-3Staal sat out with an illness

Nov. 8Los AngelesW, 3-1Three assists for Koivu

Nov. 9AnaheimW, 5-1Two goals for Granlund

Nov. 11St. LouisW, 3-2Eriksson Ek's first goal of season