GAME RECAP
Star Tribune's three stars
1. Thomas Greiss, Coyotes: Backup goalie made 23 of his 28 saves over the last two periods.
2. Martin Hanzal, Coyotes: One assist, three shots, three hits and was great defensively.
3. Nino Niederreiter, Wild: One assist, four shots, three hits.
By the numbers
18 Drawn power plays for the Wild the past seven games.
2 Wild losses in its past 12 games at home.
7 Points (three goals, four assists) over the Wild's past five games for Dany Heatley.
MICHAEL RUSSO
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