Vancouver 4, Minnesota 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 7, 2013
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees:
Dan O'Rourke, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen:
David Brisebois, Scott Driscoll
Attendance:
18352
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Canucks 4, Wild 1: Mason Raymond had a goal and an assist as visiting Vancouver won its fourth straight game.
Daniel Sedin, Chris Higgins and Jannik Hansen also scored for the Canucks, who defeated Minnesota for the eighth time in the last 10 meetings. Cory Schneider made 12 of his 22 saves in the second period.
Defenseman Tom Gilbert scored a power-play goal in the third period for the Wild, who have tallied 21 times in 10 games. Niklas Backstrom stopped 12 of 16 shots before being replaced by Josh Harding to start the final session as Minnesota lost its third straight contest.
After Alex Burrows skated down the right wing and put a backhander on Backstrom, Sedin beat two Wild players down the ice and knocked in the rebound at 9:18 of the first period. Higgins deflected Maxim Lapierre's shot from the top of the right faceoff circle past Backstrom to make it 2-0 with 5:29 left in the session.
Raymond collected an ill-fated clearing attempt by Wild defenseman Clayton Stoner and scored from the top of the right circle during a power play at 17:17 of the second period. Hansen caught a blue line-to-blue line pass from Raymond in mid-air and went in alone before beating Backstrom high to the glove side 1:35 later.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Wild fell to 1-4-1 against Stanley Cup playoff teams from last season. ... Minnesota LW Zach Parise had a game-high eight shots. ... Vancouver captain Henrik Sedin, who took a pair of tripping minors, didn't record a point and remains four away from becoming the Canucks' all-time leader.
Top Game Performances
Vancouver |
|
Minnesota |
Mason Raymond 2 |
Points |
Tom Gilbert 1 |
Mason Raymond 1 |
Goals |
Tom Gilbert 1 |
Mason Raymond 1 |
Assists |
Jonas Brodin 1 |
Mason Raymond 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Tom Gilbert 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Cory Schneider .957 |
Save Percentage |
Josh Harding 1.000 |
Cory Schneider 22 |
Saves |
Niklas Backstrom 12 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Vancouver
|
22 |
4 |
1-6 |
3-4 |
22 |
35 |
Minnesota
|
23 |
1 |
1-4 |
5-6 |
46 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Nashville. The Wild have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .200 after a loss.
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Vancouver will play their next game at home against Calgary. The Canucks have a W/L % of .800 after a win and .500 after a loss.