GAME RECAP
Star Tribune's three stars
1. Braden Holtby, Capitals: Made 13 of his 33 saves in the third period and overtime and wasn't beaten on three shots in the shootout.
2. Josh Harding, Wild: Made a series of great saves and finished with 25 in all.
3. Mikael Granlund, Wild: Scored one goal, had five shots, two hits.
BY THE NUMBERS
36 Minutes, plus 51 seconds, of ice time for Ryan Suter (most in NHL since Dan Boyle in '08).
0-for-7 Wild players on shootout attempts this season.
9 Goals (21 points) by Nino Niederreiter-Granlund-Jason Pominville line the past six games.
MICHAEL RUSSO
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