Mikko Koivu

Mikko Koivu leads Wild to Game 5 win in overtime

Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu led the Wild to a Game 5 overtime win over the Dallas Stars on Friday night.

What It Means:

Koivu capitalized on a slick feed to knot the game 4-4 with less than four minutes to go in the third. Not eight game minutes later, he was redirecting the game winner to send the series to a Game 6. The Wild trail the series 3-2.

Owner of superb possession stats over his career, Koivu posted a 52.1 Corsi For Percentage and 4.2 Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength. He scored 17 goals with 39 assists this year, giving him his most points since 2010-'11.