Minnesota 5, Vancouver 4
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 14, 2008
Where: General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees:
Mike Leggo, Ian Walsh
Linesmen:
Darren Gibbs, Vaughan Rody
Attendance:
18630
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Minnesota
|
33-21-1-3 |
17-9-1-1 |
16-12-0-2 |
W1 |
| Vancouver
|
28-22-0-8 |
15-11-0-3 |
13-11-0-5 |
L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Vancouver Canucks have a 15-11-0-3 record at home this season. The Minnesota Wild have a 16-12-0-2 record on the road.
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Vancouver has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Canucks have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Wild have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Alexander Edler played for 28:33 during 33 shifts and scored 3 points. Alexander Edler had 2 goals and 1 assist.
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Stephane Veilleux played for 12:16 during 24 shifts and scored 2 points. Stephane Veilleux had 2 goals and 0 assists.
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Vancouver had 2 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
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Minnesota had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Vancouver |
|
Stephane Veilleux 2 |
Points |
Alexander Edler 3 |
|
Stephane Veilleux 2 |
Goals |
Alexander Edler 2 |
|
Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 |
Assists |
Alexander Edler 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Niklas Backstrom .857 |
Save Percentage |
Roberto Luongo .846 |
|
Niklas Backstrom 24 |
Saves |
Roberto Luongo 22 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Minnesota
|
26 |
5 |
0-4 |
2-2 |
16 |
27 |
| Vancouver
|
28 |
4 |
0-2 |
4-4 |
30 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Vancouver will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Canucks have a W/L % of .393 after a win and .586 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Nashville. The Wild have a W/L % of .562 after a win and .560 after a loss.