When you have a six-point cushion over the second wild-card team ... Where are the shots gonna be coming from? And I think he’s aware and alert on those things, and then if you do have a major ...

Walz called Ramsey one of the “best shot blockers of all time.” The former NHL defenseman, Olympic gold medalist and Wild assistant said all players have specialties. His was blocking shots.

Kaprizov’s airborne feed from his own end caught Matt Boldy in stride to spring the Wild winger for a breakaway that Boldy also executed perfectly. “It might have been the best pass I’ve ...