Watch: Mikael Granlund's amazing goal (and one from his past)

Monday night wasn't the first time the Wild center scored an amazing goal with individual effort.

April 22, 2014 at 1:01PM

Mikael Granlund's game-winning goal Monday night was an individual effort that you'll be seeing on Wild highlight videos for years to come. But it wasn't the first time he'd done that sort of thing.

Here's a look at the Game 3 game-winner:

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Now, here's the jaw-dropping goal that Granlund scored for Finland in the 2011 International Ice Hockey federation tournament against Russia that brought him fame before he ever wore a Wild sweater.

Watch 'em a few times and then get back to what you were doing.

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Howard Sinker

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Howard Sinker is digital sports editor at startribune.com and curates the website's Sports Upload blog. He is also a senior instructor in Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College in St. Paul.

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