The Wild used to stumble in pressure-packed situations.
Now they soar.
After surrendering the tying goal on the power play, the Wild scored three times in a span of 2 minutes, 7 seconds during the third period to overwhelm the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 on Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center and rekindle the momentum they had before taking a three-day break for the holidays.
Their four-game win streak is tied for the longest of the season, they've won seven in a row on home ice, and the Wild are 11-3 in the 14 games they've played since John Hynes took over behind the bench.
Before this rout, the Wild's past five victories were by a single goal and four finished in overtime or a shootout.
"We got some confidence back in the group," winger Marcus Johansson said, "and we know that we can score goals to win games."
That they got to show off their evolution against Detroit was a full-circle moment.
After all, a 4-1 mismatch against the Red Wings on Nov. 26 was the line in the sand that preceded this turnaround, the Wild firing Dean Evason a day later after the team dropped a seventh consecutive game.