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Sherwood scores tiebreaking goal late in 3rd, Lankinen has 37 saves as Canucks beat Wild 3-1

Minnesota Wild vs. Vancouver Canucks: Game Highlights

Elias Pettersson opened the scoring for the Canucks on a power play midway through the first period to snap a 15-game scoring drought, and Teddy Blueger added an empty-netter in the final minute. Defenseman Filip Hronek had two assists.

Vancouver won its second straight and third in five games to move one point ahead of Calgary for the second wild card in the Western Conference.

Minnesota defenseman Brock Faber tied the score with a power-play goal at 7:12 of the third period, and Filip Gustavsson had 17 saves. The Wild snapped a two-game win streak.

Takeaways Canucks: Vancouver was without captain Quinn Hughes for a second straight game. The star defenseman is day to day with a lower-body injury.

Wild: Justin Brazeau played his first game for Minnesota. The Wild picked up the 27-year-old forward from Boston on Thursday in exchange for forwards Marat Khusnutdinov and Jakub Lauko and a 2026 sixth-round selection.

Key moment Sherwood broke the tie with 3:45 left in the third, scooping a pass from Hronek out from his skates and blasting it in past Gustavsson for his 14th goal of the season.

Key stat Faber’s tally marked just the second power-play goal the Canucks have allowed over their last 11 games. Vancouver has killed off 24 of its last 26 penalties.

Up next Wild host Pittsburgh on Sunday, and Canucks host Dallas.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 16:14 Elias Pettersson Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Filip Hronek (18), Brock Boeser (20)
Goal 3rd Period 7:12 Brock Faber Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Marco Rossi (31), Matt Boldy (33)
Goal 3rd Period 16:15 Kiefer Sherwood Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Filip Hronek (19)
Goal 3rd Period 19:06 Teddy Blueger Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Pius Suter (13)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 21
31 Hits 29
8 Takeaways 4
38 Shots 20
1 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
50.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 15
62.5 Faceoff Win Percent 37.5
16 Giveaways 11
4 Total Penalties 3
11 Penalty Minutes 9
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Derek Forbort, D Out Apr 22
Tyler Myers, D Out Apr 21
Elias Pettersson, C Out Apr 21
Kevin Lankinen, G Out Apr 19
Nils Aman, C Out Apr 12
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Troy Grosenick, G Injured Reserve Oct 7

Game Information

Rogers Arena

Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,885 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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