If the Wild were curious what it was like to play them on the road, the Canucks showed them. Led by strong goaltending, a reputable defense and timely scoring — sound familiar? — Vancouver is also one of the NHL’s most ungracious visitors and remained a handful on Tuesday night to almost spoil the Wild’s homestand finale.

Kaprizov, tied for the NHL’s scoring lead with 39 points, scored his 16th goal with 24.3 seconds left in overtime at the end of a long, long shift right after he and Marco Rossi turned the puck over in the neutral zone for a two-on-zero.

The Central Division is running the 2024-25 NHL Power Rankings. With the Minnesota Wild taking over the top spot this week, three different teams in that division have been No. 1, and Christmas is still a few weeks away.