Jared Spurgeon scored 58 seconds into overtime, lifting the Minnesota Wild 3-2 over the Nashville Predators, who have now lost six games in overtime.

We don’t get too satisfied with a win but we also don’t get too down after a loss. We’ve kind of gone into more of a business-like approach of when we win, let’s take the positives,”

After their 3-2 overtime win over the Predators, the Wild tied the Jets for the league lead in the standings with 36 points in 24 games.

The only team in the NHL with as many points as the Wild is the rival Winnipeg Jets (18-6-0), who play the Dallas Stars at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The Wild (16-4-4) and Jets are tied atop the Western Conference, though the Jets currently hold the tiebreaker with more wins in regulation. The Washington Capitals (17-6-1, 35 points) are atop the East.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Jared Spurgeon scored 58 seconds into overtime, and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2 at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday. Spurgeon took a pass from Kirill Kaprizov on a 2-on-1 and scored with a one-timer from between the circles.

We needed something, right? We just weren’t at our best in the first but I thought in the second our energy was better but obviously down and then you get the goal. I think that kind of ignited