Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks
· National Hockey League
Wild inch closer to playoff berth, rallying to beat the Canucks 3-2 in OT
Zuccarello Kevin Lankinen on a breakaway after Kirill Kaprizov freed him in the zone with a nifty pass.
With one game remaining, Minnesota holds the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference, a point ahead of St. Louis and five in front of Calgary. The Blues have two games left, and the the Flames have three to go.
Minnesota overcame a 2-0 deficit in the third period, cutting it to one on Brock Faber's goal 22 seconds in the period and tying it on Marcus Foligno's goal with 6:46 remaining.
Filip Gustavsson made 12 saves for Minnesota.
Marcus Pettersson opened the scoring for Vancouver early in the first, and Jake DeBrusk scored in the second. Lankinen stopped 30 shots for the Canucks.
Canucks: Defenseman Derek Forbort was hurt during a fight with Yakov Trenin early in the third period. The Minnesota forward was handed a game misconduct for punching Forbort while he was down on the ice.
MIN wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 3:11 | Marcus Pettersson Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Linus Karlsson (3), Teddy Blueger (17) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:08 | Jake DeBrusk Goal (27) Tip-In, assists: Nils Hoglander (16), Quinn Hughes (59) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:22 | Brock Faber Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:14 | Marcus Foligno Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Hartman (15), Justin Brazeau (11) |
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Goal | 4th Period 2:47 | Mats Zuccarello Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (31), Brock Faber (19) |
Statistics
 MIN |
 VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 30 | Hits | 17 |
| 8 | Takeaways | 1 |
| 33 | Shots | 14 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 24 | Faceoffs Won | 33 |
| 42.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 57.9 |
| 10 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 21 | Penalty Minutes | 11 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen, G | Out | Apr 19 |
| Tyler Myers, D | Day-To-Day | Apr 17 |
| Derek Forbort, D | Day-To-Day | Apr 17 |
| Elias Pettersson, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 17 |
| Nils Aman, C | Out | Apr 12 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Troy Grosenick, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
