I just rewrote my game story for the web site, so I refer you to that for most info.

But what a game. Instant classic, and quite frankly, anybody believe in karma?

For the last 3 1/2 weeks, I’ve written story after story about the no-touch icing debate. And tonight, the Wild wins the game because Brian Rolston beat out an icing.

Pierre-Marc Bouchard banged an outlet pass to Rolston. It was completely off the mark. Rolston looked like he wasn’t even going to go for the puck, and then for some reason, Jeff Finger got to the slot and veered left. He should have gone right.

The puck hit the back board, hit the net, Rolston picked it up and passed to Bouchard for the winner.

The goal snapped a five-game road playoff losing streak for the Wild and this series became the first since 1991 where the first three games went to OT.

And quite frankly, let’s not make it a fourth, man. I’ve got only so many heartbeats left before my ticker explodes.

Great game from the stands. Not so much from the press box.

How good was Rolston again tonight? Scored the big shortie in the third period after Mikko Koivu tied the score with his third goal of the series.

Nik Backstrom made 44 saves, a Wild franchise playoff record.

Brian Rolston’s shortie was his sixth of his career.

The Wild has been scored upon first in all three games. It hasn’t scored in the first 40 minutes in the series.

I’m really interested in Game 4. How will guys like Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg respond?

How bout Kim Johnsson, Brent Burns and Martin Skoula, who all played over 30 minutes?

“I’m fresh, I’m fresh,” Johnsson said.

Marian Gaborik still doesn’t have a point, but he had nine shots.

Paul Stastny also has no points in the series and has four shots.

The Wild is 10-4-2 in the second of back-to-backs.

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