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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
Nils Hoglander, LW Day-To-Day Apr 3
Elias Pettersson, C Out Apr 1
Filip Chytil, C Out Apr 1
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kirill Kaprizov, LW Injured Reserve Mar 30
David Jiricek, D Out Mar 28
Joel Eriksson Ek, C Injured Reserve Mar 27
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 52 20 108 4
Dallas 50 21 104 4
Colorado 47 26 98 4
St. Louis 42 28 91 7
Minnesota 41 28 89 7
Utah 34 30 80 12
Nashville 27 41 62 8
Chicago 21 44 52 10

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 22 98 8
Los Angeles 43 23 95 9
Edmonton 44 26 93 5
Calgary 36 27 84 12
Vancouver 34 28 81 13
Anaheim 33 34 74 8
Seattle 32 38 70 6
San Jose 20 45 50 10
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