The Minnesota Wild face the Vancouver Canucks with both teams heading in opposite directions this season. The Wild have a 34-21-6 record and with back-to-back wins have leaped into second place in the Central Division. The Canucks have a 24-31-5 record and are near the bottom of the Pacific Division. Both teams look to improve in their divisions and the upcoming game looks to be a good one as a result.
The Wild are having a great season but hope their offense can improve, scoring only 2.79 goals per game. Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello, and Joel Eriksson Ek have scored 78 goals and 97 assists to lead the top two lines but the rest of the offense has struggled. Only five active skaters have 10 goals or more and opponents can eliminate the top-heavy offense as a result.
The offense has struggled but the defense has been great, allowing only 2.69 goals per game with only three goals in the last two games. Jared Spurgeon and Jacob Middleton have combined for 9.1 defensive point shares and 257 blocked shots while Mathew Dumba and Jonathon Merrill have combined for 4.6 defensive point shares to add depth to the unit. In addition, goaltender Filip Gustavsson is having a remarkable season with a .930 save percentage and a 2.06 goals-against average on 802 shots with 19.9 goals saved above aver age.
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