Thursday's Wild-Edmonton game recap

A quick look back at Thursday night's action at the X.

December 2, 2022 at 4:52AM
He got it: Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury left the crease to catch a lofty puck as defensemen Matt Dumba, Alex Goligoski, and Oilers center Devin Shore awaited the result. (Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

GAME RECAP

Star Tribune's Three Stars

1. Kirill Kaprizov, Wild: The winger had a goal and two assists to extend his career-long point and assist streaks.

2. Joel Eriksson Ek, Wild: The center scored and chipped in an assist.

3. Sam Steel, Wild: The center tallied the game-winning goal in the third period.

By the numbers

7 Consecutive wins by the Wild vs. Edmonton.

17 Points by Kaprizov during his career-best 10-game point streak.

18 Saves by goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who passed Tony Esposito for the fourth-most stops in NHL history (24,771).

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Sarah McLellan

Minnesota Wild and NHL

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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