Overview
- Minnesota won 5–2 on Jan. 3 in Anaheim with period scoring of 1–0, 2–1, 2–1.
- Danila Yurov led the Wild with two goals, highlighting a balanced road performance.
- Kirill Kaprizov, Yakov Trenin and Nico Sturm added goals for Minnesota, and Trenin recorded an assist.
- Beckett Senneke and Troy Terry scored for the Ducks at 34 and 58 minutes respectively.
- The result put the Wild at 57 points in third in the Central, while Vancouver later fell 4–3 in a shootout at home to Seattle.