Star Tribune's Three Stars
1. Kirill Kaprizov, Wild: The winger scored twice, the second time in three games he's provided all the Wild's offense.
2. Thatcher Demko, Canucks: The goaltender totaled 34 saves.
3. Marc-Andre Fleury, Wild: The goalie stopped 21 shots while recording his third consecutive victory.
By the numbers
1 Power play goal by Vancouver after the Wild went 12 games without allowing one to tie the franchise record.
8 Game-opening goals for Kaprizov, which is tops on the Wild.
18 Multi-goal games by Kaprizov to tie for the third most in team history.
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