GAME RECAP
Star Tribune's Three Stars
1. Andrei Vasilevskiy, Lightning: The goaltender posted his fourth shutout of the season with a 22-save effort.
2. Dan Girardi, Lightning: The defenseman broke a scoreless goalie duel with 2 minutes, 42 seconds remaining in the third period.
3. Alex Stalock, Wild: In completing the team's back-to-back, the goalie made 28 saves.
By the numbers
0 Goals by the Lightning in six power-play chances.
10 Unsuccessful shots for the Wild on the power play.
200 Consecutive games for defenseman Ryan Suter, the longest ironman streak on the Wild.
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