Thursday's Wild-Vancouver game recap
Joel Eriksson Ek scored his second career game-winning goal in overtime.
March 25, 2022 at 2:58AM
Star Tribune's Three Stars
1. Joel Eriksson Ek, Wild: The center scored his second career game-winning goal in overtime.
2. Kirill Kaprizov, Wild: The winger had a goal and assist.
3. Cam Talbot, Wild: The goaltender picked up 26 saves.
BY THE NUMBERS
2 Goals or less given up by the Wild in five of its last eight games.
7 Consecutive victories for Talbot, which ties the longest win streak of his NHL career.
78 Points for Kaprizov, which is the third most in team history for a single season.
The team stands third in the Central Division and must protect that position to make the playoffs and improve it to gain home-ice advantage.