The Vancouver Canucks takes a road trip Thursday night to St. Paul, MN to take on the Minnesota Wild. Vancouver comes into Thursday winless through their first three games played following a 4-3 overtime loss to Columbus on Tuesday. Goalie Spencer Martin struggled immensely in the net for Vancouver posting a .879 save percentage after allowing four goals on 33 shots in just over 63 minutes on the ice.
Offensively Vancouver has been mediocre through their first three games averaging three goals on 32.8 shots per game but have allowed 4.5 goals on nearly 30 shots. Elias Pettersson leads the way for the Vancouver offense with six points on the year to go along with a team high three goals on 14 shots. Quinn Hughes is the top setup man with 3 assists this year.
The Minnesota Wild continue a homestand to open this season winless through their first three games following a blowout 6-3 lost to Colorado on Monday. Filip Gustavsson continued to struggle this season allowing five goals on 37 shots to post a .865 save percentage in 56.5 minutes on the ice.