
Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks
· National Hockey LeagueSherwood scores tiebreaking goal late in 3rd, Lankinen has 37 saves as Canucks beat Wild 3-1

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.
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.
Series tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 16:14 | Elias Pettersson Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Filip Hronek (18), Brock Boeser (20) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:12 | Brock Faber Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Marco Rossi (31), Matt Boldy (33) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:15 | Kiefer Sherwood Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Filip Hronek (19) |
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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 Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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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 Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Marcus Johansson, LW | Day-To-Day | Apr 25 |
Troy Grosenick, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
Game Information
Rogers Arena
Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,885 | Capacity:

Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,885 | Capacity:
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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56 | 22 | 116 | 4 |
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50 | 26 | 106 | 6 |
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49 | 29 | 102 | 4 |
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45 | 30 | 97 | 7 |
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44 | 30 | 96 | 8 |
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38 | 31 | 89 | 13 |
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30 | 44 | 68 | 8 |
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25 | 46 | 61 | 11 |
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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50 | 22 | 110 | 10 |
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48 | 25 | 105 | 9 |
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48 | 29 | 101 | 5 |
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41 | 27 | 96 | 14 |
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38 | 30 | 90 | 14 |
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35 | 37 | 80 | 10 |
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35 | 41 | 76 | 6 |
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20 | 50 | 52 | 12 |