How the Wild picked up six crucial points with wins at Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver over a six-day stretch:
• It outscored its opponents 7-3 and won two one-goal games.
• It had six different goal scorers and nine players with at least one point.
• It went 8-for-8 on the penalty kill, including 4-for-4 against the Canucks.
• Devan Dubnyk stopped 88 of 91 shots and had one shutout.
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