Backstrom comes up big as Wild make it two in a row with road w...

Don't break out the champagne yet, but the Wild invaded the home of the Stanley Cup champions Saturday night and came away with a victory.

[J-No]

OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD(CONT'D): 10/31/09 Wild vs. Penguins

FINAL: Wild 2, Penguins 1

It's hard for me to think bad things about penguins.

Well, our man, Owen Nolan, had a shot on goal, he was a +1 (whatever that means), and he got stitches above his eye. That's hot.

I really don't have anything else to comment on. I guess BB covered everything. Next game is Thursday. I'm looking forward to a few days off. Blogging is exhausting.

[suitUP]

malkin didn't play tonight. he's been out a couples and will be for a few weeks. if malkin was on the ice, the score would have looked vastly different.

[Lynch Klink - Now]

Now that's what I called playing with guts, heart n' discipline. What took them so long to reach this state of mind? Whatever Richards said to them worked. Hope they can sustain the intensity & urgency.

[Lombo]

Give Richards credit for sticking with his system. It sure worked against the guins.

[The Trout]

this was a classic example of amazing goaltending making everything else nearly irrelevant. Backstrom was friggin' supernatural out there. I do agree with the guy that said Malkin and Kennedy would have made a difference, but we can't ask people to feel sorry for us--the Pens are one of the deepest teams in the league, so they should still be able to get it done (and they mostly have been). Can't wait to see what happens on Tuesday night!