Early offense sends Wild home from Philly with a win

Three goals by the visitors in the first 21 minutes on Thursday completed a perfect road trip for the Minnesota Wild, after they skated off the ice in Philadelphia with a 4-2 win. Matt Boldy, Michael McCarron and Joel Eriksson Ek scored to give the Wild a commanding lead, and goalie Jesper Wallstedt held it even when the Flyers made a push. Wallstedt s 23 saves helped him improve to 10-2-3 as Minnesota s starter. Danila Yurov added a late empty-netter after Philadelphia had whittled the lead down to one. Leading the Western Conference, the Wild return to Minnesota for a two-game homestand with a 11-3-3 record. They ve been very committed to playing a strong team game, playing the game the right way, playing with good structure, Wild coach John Hynes said to reporters at Xfinity Mobile Arena. When you have guys out of the lineup and you have a group of players that s committed the way that these guys are to that, it gives you a chance to win every night. Having p