Zuccarello, Frederick Gaudreau and Jared Spurgeon all had a goal and an assist for the Wild, and Filip Gustavsson made 33 saves. Vinnie Hinostroza scored Minnesota's first goal of the game on the power play. Zuccarello scored on a snap shot, assisted by Gaudreau and Marcus Johansson, putting the Wild up 4-1.

The Minnesota Wild traveled to Seattle on March 4 to take on the Kraken for their second matchup of the season. It was a close game, but the Wild were able to take the 4-3 victory.