Wild-Islanders game recap
December 30, 2016 at 6:27AM
STAR TRIBUNE'S THREE STARS
1. Ryan Suter, Wild: Two assists on goals 35 seconds apart, 10 attempted shots, three blocked shots
2. Mikael Granlund, Wild: Empty-net goal, assist, strong play before Jared Spurgeon's goal, seven shots.
3. Brock Nelson, Islanders: Scored two goals 42 seconds apart within 97 seconds of the start of the third period.
By the numbers
27 Consecutive starts of giving up three or fewer goals by Devan Dubnyk ended.
12-3-1 Wild's record vs. East.
MICHAEL RUSSO
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Minnesota maintained a recent trend of producing two goals or fewer, and that wasn’t enough against New York.