Monday's Wild-Florida game recap

The Panthers had seven unsuccessful power plays.

February 14, 2023 at 5:26AM
Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov (97) chases the puck into the corner while attacking the net against Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. ] AARON LAVINSKY • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com
Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov chased the puck into the corner while attacking the net against Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. (Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

STAR TRIBUNE'S THREE STARS

1. Sergei Bobrovsky, Panthers: The goalie was sharp while turning aside 27 shots and three shootout attempts.

2. Filip Gustavsson, Wild: The goaltender was also locked in, picking up 33 saves.

3. Aleksander Barkov, Panthers: The captain had the decisive goal in the shootout.

BY THE NUMBERS

2 Goals or fewer allowed by Gustavsson in 15 of his 21 starts.

7 Unsuccessful power plays for the Panthers.

30 Goals by Kirill Kaprizov, who became only the third player in Wild history to reach that plateau in consecutive seasons.

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Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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