There was a particular sequence on Thursday night at Grand Casino Arena during which superstar defenseman Quinn Hughes put on a passing clinic with the rest of his teammates on the ice.

The puck glided from tape to tape with pinpoint precision as the Wild dominated possession. It felt like only a matter of time before they found the back of the net.

Not once did the Wild even scare the net. It started to feel like there was a literal forcefield surrounding whichever net they Wild shooting on as they too often looked for the perfect play in the offensive zone.

The good news for the Wild was they made the most of their limited chances and eventually pulled away for good in a 4-1 win over the Flames.

The goals from center Danila Yurov, winger Vinnie Hinostroza, winger Matt Boldy, and winger Kirill Kaprizov proved to be enough for goaltender Filip Gustavsson, who carried his teammates for most of the game with 26 saves.

In the opening minutes of the game, the Wild went up 1-0 when Yurov hammered home a beautiful backhand pass from winger Vladimir Tarasenko.

Not long after that, the Wild stretched their lead to 2-0 when defenseman Jake Middleton flipped an outlet pass to Hinostroza, who caught the puck in midair, placed it on the ice, then went top shelf to make it 2-0.

Though the Flames briefly cut deficit to 2-1, it didn’t matter as the Wild pulled away down the stretch.

On a power play late in the game, Boldy finished off another passing display from Hughes and Kaprizov to make it 3-1. Naturally, Kaprizov netted an empty netter on the next shift to finalize the score at 4-1.

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