The Minnesota Wild will play the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC.
Wild Preview
The Minnesota Wild are 34-21-6 this season after they defeated the New York Islanders in a shootout by a score of 2-1 in their last game. Minnesota was out shot by a total of 40-31 and lost 59.5% of the faceoffs in the game. The Minnesota Wild are averaging 2.79 goals per game, 2.69 goals against per game, 23.5% on the power play, and 82.3% on the penalty kill. Kirill Kaprizov has led the Wild with 37 goals, 34 assists, and 233 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Minnesota is Filip Gustavsson, who is 16-8-3 this season with a 2.06 goals against average and a .930 save percentage.
Canucks Preview
The Vancouver Canucks are 24-31-5 this season after they defeated the Dallas Stars in overtime by a score of 5-4 in their last game. Vancouver was out shot by a total of 38-21 and went 1-3 on the power play in the game. The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 3.35 goals per game, 3.95 goals against per game, 22.8% on the power play, and 66.7% on the penalty kill. Elias Pettersson has led the Canucks this season with 28 goals, 48 assists, and 196 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Vancouver is Thatcher Demko, who is 4-10-2 this season with a 3.93 goals against average and a .884 save percentage.
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