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Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks

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Canucks take home winning streak into matchup with the Wild

Minnesota Wild (36-22-4, in the Central Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (28-22-11, in the Pacific Division)

Vancouver, British Columbia; Friday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks will try to keep a three-game home win streak going when they play the Minnesota Wild.

Vancouver has a 12-10-7 record in home games and a 28-22-11 record overall. The Canucks are seventh in league play serving 9.4 penalty minutes per game.

Minnesota is 22-9-3 on the road and 36-22-4 overall. The Wild have a -2 scoring differential, with 175 total goals scored and 177 conceded.

The teams play Friday for the second time this season. The Wild won the previous matchup 3-2 in overtime.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake DeBrusk has 22 goals and 14 assists for the Canucks. Pius Suter has three goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Matthew Boldy has 21 goals and 32 assists for the Wild. Frederick Gaudreau has scored four goals and added two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 5-4-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.5 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

Wild: 5-5-0, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.6 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Canucks: None listed.

Wild: None listed.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Statistics

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2.86 Goals Against Average 3.03
30.0 Shots Against per Game 26.9
70.3 Penalty Kill Percentage 82.3
47 Power Play Goals Against 31
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
2.82 Goals For per Game 2.74
27.4 Shots per Game 25.6
31 Power Play Goals 38
19.9 Power Play Percentage 22.4
3 Short Handed Goals 3
483 Penalty Minutes 576
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Quinn Hughes, D Day-To-Day Mar 6
Noah Juulsen, D Injured Reserve Feb 27
Thatcher Demko, G Injured Reserve Feb 23
Elias Pettersson, C Day-To-Day Feb 22
Kiefer Sherwood, LW Injured Reserve Feb 1
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonas Brodin, D Out Mar 2
Zach Bogosian, D Day-To-Day Mar 2
Danila Yurov, C Out Feb 27
Jakub Lauko, C Injured Reserve Feb 25
Joel Eriksson Ek, C Injured Reserve Feb 25

Game Information

Rogers Arena

Location: Vancouver, BC
Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 42 16 88 4
Dallas 40 19 82 2
Minnesota 36 22 76 4
Colorado 36 24 74 2
St. Louis 30 27 66 6
Utah 27 25 63 9
Nashville 22 32 51 7
Chicago 19 35 46 8

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 37 18 80 6
Edmonton 35 22 74 4
Los Angeles 31 20 71 9
Calgary 29 23 67 9
Vancouver 28 22 67 11
Anaheim 27 27 61 7
Seattle 26 32 56 4
San Jose 17 37 43 9
Full Standings
Wild Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs DET L 3-2
@ UTAH L 6-1
@ COL L 5-2
vs BOS W 1-0
@ SEA W 4-3
Canucks Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ UTAH L 2-1
@ LA W 3-2 OT
@ ANA L 5-2
@ SEA L 6-3
vs ANA W 3-2