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Recap: Wild 3, Phoenix 2
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STAR TRIBUNE'S THREE STARS
1. Niklas Backstrom, Wild: One start after making a career-high 47 saves, he made 46 for his sixth victory in nine starts.
2. Eric Belanger, Wild: Scored a goal and two assists for his fifth multipoint game. Also won nine of 17 faceoffs.
3. Mark Parrish, Wild: Scored a beautiful power-play goal off a partial break and was in front of the net on Belanger's and Brian Rolston's power-play tallies.
BY THE NUMBERS
.963 Save percentage and 6-0 record lifetime against Phoenix for Backstrom.
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