from Michael Russo of the Star Tribune,

Despite not playing or practicing for three days and having to fly to Nashville the morning of Tuesday’s game, the Wild’s bubble didn’t burst after the NHL’s holiday recess.

The Wild’s franchise-record winning streak struck 11 and franchise-record point streak reached 12 when Jared Spurgeon scored his first career overtime goal to lift the Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena.

The Wild, one point back of Chicago for the Central Division lead, improved to 11-0-1 since Nov. 29 and 13-1-3 since Nov. 19. The team, winners of six consecutive on the road, was compensated for a strong 13-shot third period that would have resulted in a regulation triumph if not for goalie Pekka Rinne, who made 36 saves total.

“They played to win and not to lose. They weren’t playing to get into overtime,” said coach Bruce Boudreau, who has now coached Washington, Anaheim and Minnesota to winning streaks of at least 11 games. “That’s the way we need to play. To me, we have to go for it.”

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