NEW YORK – Last week ended in meltdown fashion for the Wild, with the team blowing a two-goal lead late in the third period before getting upended 5-4 in overtime by the Bruins Saturday in Boston.
But the single point the Wild earned capped off a 2-0-1 showing by the team over a five-day span, a positive the team is focusing on as it continues its three-game road trip Monday at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers.
"You'd like to have that second point," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "But the way I'm looking at it we got five out of six points last week. Let's push forward."
The start of Monday's matchup could be telling.
While the Wild was falling apart in Boston Saturday, the Rangers were rallying in Montreal for a 6-5 win after being down by four goals.
"I'm looking for us to have a lot of energy and looking for the Rangers to say, 'We can't let that happen again because you can't come back from 4-0 every night,'" Boudreau said. "So it should be an interesting first period."
Goalie Alex Stalock will get the start Monday, his fourth in a row. Stalock's 34 saves against the Bruins were a season high.
But on Tuesday, when the Wild finishes off a back-to-back in New Jersey, a new face will take over the crease.
