{"id":278187,"date":"2023-12-08T09:41:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T15:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=278187"},"modified":"2023-12-08T09:41:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T15:41:22","slug":"vancouver-canucks-2-over-minnesota-wild-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=278187","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Canucks 2, Over Minnesota Wild 0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VANCOUVER, B.C. —<\/strong> The Minnesota Wild (9-11-4) fell to the Vancouver Canucks (17-9-1) on Thursday night at Rogers Arena, 2-0. The loss snaps a four-game win streak and marks the first time the Wild has been shutout in 2023-24. It was also the first loss under new Head Coach John Hynes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Period<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A quiet first few minutes gave way to the first penalty of the night. At 7:15 former Wild D Ian Cole<\/strong> hooked F Matt Boldy<\/strong>. The following power play was unsuccessful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Canucks did not manage a shot on net until F Ilya Mikheyev<\/strong> placed one in the pads of G Filip Gustavsson<\/strong> at 14:16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F Nils<\/strong> Hoglander<\/strong> gave the Canucks a 1-0 lead at 18:05 by beating Gustavsson glove-side. He was assisted by D Tyler Myers<\/strong> and Burnsville native F Brock Boeser<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnesota outshot Vancouver 12-4 at the conclusion of the first period. Hits were even at nine apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Period<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Vancouver got its first attempt on the power play at 2:16 when D Jon Merrill<\/strong> was called for elbowing. The Wild’s PK limited the Canucks to only two shots on goal and successfully killed the penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D Jake Middleton<\/strong> and F Dakota Joshua<\/strong> dropped the gloves at 5:37.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after the fight, a stoppage in play occurred because the curved glass by the Wild bench needed to be replaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 16:16 F Frederick Gaudreau<\/strong> was called for holding and the Canucks were given their second power play opportunity of the night. The Wild PK improved to 2\/2 and allowed only one SOG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vancouver maintained its 1-0 lead through two periods of play and Minnesota continued to outshoot its opponent 16-14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Period<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

F Teddy Blueger<\/strong> scored Vancouver’s second goal of the night on a failed defensive zone clear by the Wild and a quick deke around Gustavsson. He was assisted by F Conor Garland<\/strong> and Joshua, 2-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 2:43 remaining, Gustavsson was pulled from the net and the Wild went 6-on-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a mere 10.9 seconds left, F Patrick Maroon<\/strong> and D Nikita Zadorov<\/strong> dropped the gloves. Each were called for fighting. With the following faceoff in the Wild’s zone, Gustavsson returned to goal to finish out the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wild outshot the Canucks 26-17. Minnesota went 0\/1 on the power play but held Vancouver to 0\/2 on the PP. G Casey DeSmith<\/strong> posted his first shutout this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’d They Say?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

“We came out great, we were flying early and unfortunately we couldn’t capitalize but we gotta come back in and regroup at the intermission.” – Merrill on needing to regroup after the first<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That’s the way it goes. We’re playing good hockey teams.” – F Marcus Johansson<\/strong> on the game getting away from them<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I was freezing my toes off.” – Gustavsson on not facing a shot for over 10 minutes to start the game<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We got very good goaltending tonight. I thought we did battle at the net front. They’re one of the top teams in rebound chances… I thought our net front coverage there was strong.” – Coach Hynes on what he liked about the Wild’s play<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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