Wild dominated from start to finish in blowout loss to Senators

   

It was a complete beatdown Saturday night as the Minnesota Wild were crushed 6-0 by the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. 

Wild dominated from start to finish in blowout loss to Senators

The Wild (31-18-4) were outshot a whopping 52-16. 

With 1 minute, 59 seconds remaining in the first period, Josh Norris scored a short-handed goal for the Senators (28-20-4), and things only got worse from there. 

Tim Stutzle scored 7 minutes, 38 seconds into the third period, and Michael Amadio scored 1 minute, 7 seconds later to make it a three-goal Senators advantage. 

Jake Sanderson scored a power-play goal 38 seconds into the third period and the route was on. Brady Tkachuk added a power-play goal 59 seconds later, and Drake Batherson added another with the extra attacker 1 minute, 15 seconds after that. 

Ryan Hartman picked up a match penalty at the end of the second period, which led to the five-minute power play for Ottawa. A suspension could be next for Hartman. 

Filip Gustavsson made 46 saves on the 52 shots from the Senators. It was a 16-save shutout for Leevi Merilainen. 

The Wild return Tuesday when they visit the Boston Bruins for a 6 p.m. puck drop.