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Wild fans: This is your captain scoring (Video for the win)

Watch Mikko Koivu's two goals that are bringing the Wild-Stars series back to Dallas for Game 6 on Sunday afternoon.

April 23, 2016 at 12:04PM
Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu (9) celebrates his goal with defenseman Ryan Suter (20) during overtime in Game 5 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs against the Dallas Stars on Friday, April 22, 2016, in Dallas. The Wild won 5-4. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu (9) celebrates his goal with defenseman Ryan Suter (20) during overtime in Game 5 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs against the Dallas Stars on Friday, April 22, 2016, in Dallas. The Wild won 5-4. (AP Photo/LM Otero) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

During a crazed third period in which the Wild was close to playoff elimination after squandering an early 2-0 lead, Mikko Koivu scored on a game-tying late goal on a sweet set-up pass from Mikael Granlund.

Then, about five minutes into overtime in Dallas, Koivu was near the net when Ryan Suter took a shot from near the blue line.

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