From a bird's eye view, the past four days have been a resounding success for the Wild.
It completed a sweep over the Golden Knights, stumping Vegas in its own building – which few teams have been able to accomplish this season.
The Wild followed that up with another victory the next night on the road in Arizona against a Coyotes team that had puzzled the Wild twice earlier in the schedule.
And on Monday, the Wild wrapped a busy stretch with one more point from a 4-3 overtime loss to the Kings at Xcel Energy Center.
But when examining that last game closer, it's hard not to spot the chance the team had to gather six out of six points since the Wild led the Kings with less than a minute to go in regulation.

"If this was Thursday and you said we were going to get five out of six, we'd be happy," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "But when you have the opportunity to get six out of six and pretty well put a team behind you, you're not quite as thrilled."
This result widened the gap between the Wild and Avalanche to four points but clearly, a five-point margin would be tougher for Colorado to overcome.
Still, the focus the Wild showcased in going 2-0-1 over these last few days was positive.