Game recap: Wild-Stars

March 14, 2012 at 5:13AM

GAME RECAP

STAR TRIBUNE'S THREE STARS

1. Kari Lehtonen, Stars: Made 24 saves for his 21st career shutout and second vs. the Wild.

2. Matt Hackett, Wild: Made 19 of his 24 saves in the first two periods and stifled the prolific Loui Eriksson-Mike Ribeiro-Michael Ryder line seven times.

3. Jamie Benn, Stars: Star in the making scored the lone goal 3:46 into the third.

BY THE NUMBERS

2 Times in the past 10 games the Wild didn't allow a first-period goal

9 Point streak, in games, ended for Ryder

10 Times in the past 11 games the Wild has given up the first goal

MICHAEL RUSSO

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