GAME RECAP
STAR TRIBUNE'S THREE STARS
1. Jason Zucker, Wild: Goal and assist and plus-3 (leads NHL at plus-30).
2. Tyler Graovac, Wild: First two-goal game and goal streak of his career
3. Darcy Kuemper, Wild: Tied his career-high with 41 saves (most by either Wild goalie this season)
By the numbers
10-game point streak (assist) for Mikael Granlund to tie franchise record
4-plus goals by the Wild 21 times (20 times all last season)
22-3-1 Wild record since OT win in Edmonton on Dec. 4
30 points, plus-26 in Mikko Koivu's past 31 games
9-18 goals and points in Zucker's past 18 games
MICHAEL RUSSO
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