The Minnesota Wild have won twice in three games during stops at Anaheim, San Jose and Arizona, and in the one defeat against the Sharks on Thursday, the offense revved itself up in a 6-5 defeat, scoring three goals in the third period to make things interesting.

Now comes a Tuesday road game against a Los Angeles Kings team the Wild defeated 5-1 at home on Oct. 26. It is the largest margin of victory in any of the Minnesota's six wins this season.

Signs of life actually started before the current road trip, when the Wild were fighting through a three-game losing streak. Two of those defeats were in consecutive games and each by one goal to the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues. The second of those came right before the road trip and was a 4-3 heartbreaker at home in overtime.