Recent Wild success due to more than just a hot goalie

Thursday night, the Minnesota Wild lost to the Washington Capitals 3-2.

Despite that setback, the Wild have been one of the hottest teams in the National Hockey League.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke about the team with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune.

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