'It shows it works:' How Wild beat Avalanche is a blueprint for making this a series

ST. PAUL, Minn. — This is what the Wild are supposed to look like.There was Kirill Kaprizov, the team’s engine, playing arguably his best game of the season. Quinn Hughes and Brock Faber were buzzing from the blue line on. Jesper Wallstedt was as calm and confident as a 10-year veteran. But there was also just a relentlessness, a physicality and defensive commitment that made Minnesota one of the league’s best teams this year.“That’s the style of game that gives us a chance to win,” coach John Hynes said.“Tonight,” Brock Faber said, “was the way we play.”