STAR TRIBUNE'S THREE STARS
Sunday's Wild-Nashville game recap
Tommy Novak had a strong game in a losing effort for the Predators.
February 20, 2023 at 1:28AM
![Ryan Hartman (38) of the Minnesota Wild celebrates after getting puck past Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros (74) for the game winning goal in the third period Sunday, February 19, 2022, at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • carlos.gonzalez@startribune.com.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/QUZ27HQAWKZOZLNRNA5TXSLNOA.jpg?&w=712)
1. Kirill Kaprizov, Wild: The winger potted two goals.
2. Ryan Hartman, Wild: The center delivered the game-winning goal in the final minute of the third period just 26 seconds after the Predators tallied the equalizer.
3. Tommy Novak, Predators: The former Gophers center factored into all three Nashville goals, scoring one and assisting on two others.
BY THE NUMBERS
20 Consecutive successful penalty kills by the Wild after Nashville's power play went 0-for-2.
21 Seconds remaining in the third period when Hartman scored, the third-latest go-ahead goal in team history.
370 Points for captain Jared Spurgeon in his career after assisting on Hartman's goal to become the franchise's all-time leader in scoring among defensemen.
Saturday’s game against Dallas presents an opportunity to indicate the team won’t repeat the flop in division games that wrecked last season.
