It's a start

At least the Wild didn't get swept.

With their 4-1 win over the Ducks last night, they go back to Anaheim for Game 5 Thursday night. Let's see if they can carry this momentum into the next game. The good news for the Wild is they not only scored 4 goals, but won't have to deal with two Anaheim thugs. Brad May and Third-man-in Thornton, should both be suspended for their actions late in the game. I don't want to whine about the refs, but they have been brutal this series. One example was Stephane Veilleux's penalty he took after getting mugged by two Ducks players and taking a punch to the back of the head. Of course, Anaheim scored on the ensuing power-play.

That should help create some space on the ice for the Wild skaters and force the Ducks to go a little deeper into their bench.

This series reminds me a little bit of the Vancouver series in 2003, when the Canucks tried again and again to use intimidation as their main game plan. Eventually it failed as the Wild won the series 4-3. The Wild still have a big hole to dig out of, but it is a start.

If they can win Game 5, that may create a bit of a problem for me, as I am supposed to go to a bachelor party for my sister's fiancee (Scott) on Saturday. Hopefully the Wild will play a night game at home, which they most surely will now that the Red Wings and Flames are going to a game 5, scheduled for 2 p.m. This way, I'll be able to play with my new golf clubs, the first set I purchased after my 12 year hiatus from the game. If the Wild lose Game 5, I won't have to worry about it and may actually see a few players out there on the links.