Wild-Toronto game recap

A quick look at Friday's loss.

November 25, 2022 at 11:54PM
Toronto Maple Leafs right wing William Nylander (88) handles the puck against the Minnesota Wild during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
William Nylander handled the puck for Toronto in the first period Friday. (Stacy Bengs, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

STAR TRIBUNE'S THREE STARS

1. William Nylander, Maple Leafs: The winger scored the decisive goal in the third period.

2. Kirill Kaprizov, Wild: The winger had a goal and assist while tying a career high in shots with nine.

3. John Tavares, Maple Leafs: The captain assisted on two goals.

BY THE NUMBERS

3 Situations where the Toronto net came off its moorings while the Wild were in the offensive zone.

11 Points by Kaprizov during an eight-game point streak that's tied for the longest in his NHL career.

100 Career games for Wild defenseman Jake Middleton.

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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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