The Minnesota Wild welcomed back long-time defenseman and former assistant captain Ryan Suter for the first time since buying him out this summer, and gave him the best present they could think of - a video tribute, and the opportunity to watch his netminder, (also former Wild player) Anton Khudobin get absolutely shelled in a dominant 7-2 Wild victory in St. Paul.
Kirill Kaprizov looked more like the Calder-winning player than he had at any point this year so far, leading the wild with a goal and four assists, his friend and unintended linemate Mats Zuccarello added a goal and two helpers, and Cam Talbot stopped 36 of 38 shots in a performance that limited Dallas to just two scoring chances in the first two periods.