Star Tribune's Three Stars
1. Joel Eriksson Ek, Wild: The center scored his first career hat trick, which included the game-winning goal in overtime.
2. Mats Zuccarello, Wild: The winger had two goals and two assists to tie a career high with four points.
3. Kirill Kaprizov, Wild: The winger assisted on a career-high three goals, including Eriksson Ek's clincher.
BY THE NUMBERS
1 Successful coach's challenge by the Wild to overturn Winnipeg's sixth goal.
3 Power play goals by the Wild.
18,156 Announced attendance at Xcel Energy Center, the largest crowd for a Wild home game since Feb. 15, 2020 (18,611).
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