Minnesota Wild: Rossi & Co. celebrate thrilling 2-1 win against Hurricanes!

Minnesota Wild: Rossi & Co. celebrate thrilling 2-1 win against Hurricanes!

The Minnesota Wild celebrated an important 2-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday evening, ending their two-game losing streak. The Austrian NHL hope Marco Rossi and his team started the game brilliantly. After just three minutes, Trenin gave the Wild the lead. Shortly after the start of the final third, Hinostroza increased the lead to 2-0. Although Sebastian Aho made it 1-2 shortly before the Hurricanes finished, Minnesota was able to secure a narrow victory. Goalkeeper Gustaffson was particularly impressive with 37 saved shots, while Rossi remained without any scorer points and had to pause for two minutes in the second third due to sticking.

Rossi about the team

As the game progressed, the Minnesota Wild demonstrated their determination. Early in the first period, they limited the Hurricanes to just one shot on goal during a double time penalty. Although Rossi did not appear directly on the scoreboard, he said after the game that team dynamics were crucial to their recent success. “Everyone brings something different,” he explained, describing his teammate Boldy as a potential goalscorer, while he and Mats Zuccarello focus more on passing. Commenting on this collaboration, Rossi highlighted that he has been scoring more goals recently, thereby increasing his contribution to the team. His teammate Zuccarello shone with two goals and one assist and scored an impressive 37 points in 40 games against the Hurricanes NHL.com reported.

For Carolina, however, it was another setback. Their coach Rod Brind'Amour questioned the team's lack of consistency in recent games, while the Hurricanes have only won two of their last six games. With a season statistics of 23-14-2, they urgently need to work on their performance in order to make up for lost points in the table. Minnesota is currently in fifth place in the Western Conference and already has plans for its next game against the New York Islanders, which will take place on Saturday night Laola1 reported.