Star Tribune's Three Stars
1. Matt Dumba, Wild: The defenseman's third-period goal was the eventual game-winner.
2. Rem Pitlick, Wild: In his first game of the season, the winger set up Dumba's goal.
3. Jonas Brodin, Wild: The defenseman scored his first goal of the season and registered the 1,000th blocked shot of his NHL career.
BY THE NUMBERS
1 Goal by the Wild in the first period, the first time the team has scored first this season.
100 Career points for Joel Eriksson Ek after his first-period assist on Mats Zuccarello's goal.
18,870 Fans at Rogers Arena for the Canucks' home opener after the team didn't host fans for games last season.
SARAH MCLELLAN
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