Wild hold off Columbus to stay perfect at home

ST. PAUL — It would hardly be a game night in St. Paul without another superlative from Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov. Sunday s milestone happened to be the game-winner, as his second period power play marker made Kaprizov the NHL s first player to hit the 10-goal milestone this season. The end result was a 2-1 win over Columbus, improving the Wild to 4-0-0 at home this season. Danila Yurov had his fourth goal of the season to open the scoring, and Minnesota goalie Jesper Wallstedt made 13 saves as the Wild improved to 6-2-1 overall. Wallstedt, like most goalies, likes to face a few shots early to get into the game. Less than two minutes after the opening faceoff he got an early test and thwarted Conor Garland s breakaway rush. Then Garland and former Wild forward Charlie Coyle went to the penalty box eight seconds apart, giving Minnesota nearly two full minutes of 5-on-3 power play. They pelted Columbus goalie Cam Talbot with four shots during the man advantage bu