Minnesota 2, Vancouver 1
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, March 21, 2008
Where: General Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees:
Dennis LaRue, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen:
Thor Nelson, Vaughan Rody
Attendance:
18630
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Minnesota
|
40-26-2-7 |
21-11-2-3 |
19-15-0-4 |
W1 |
| Vancouver
|
38-27-1-9 |
20-12-1-4 |
18-15-0-5 |
L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Vancouver Canucks have a 20-12-1-4 record at home this season. The Minnesota Wild have a 19-15-0-4 record on the road.
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Vancouver has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Canucks have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Wild have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Sami Salo played for 24:42 during 28 shifts and scored 1 point. Sami Salo had 1 goal and 0 assists.
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Pavol Demitra played for 18:36 during 24 shifts and scored 2 points. Pavol Demitra had 0 goals and 2 assists.
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Vancouver had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
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Minnesota had 6 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Vancouver |
|
Pavol Demitra 2 |
Points |
Sami Salo 1 |
|
Branko Radivojevic 1 |
Goals |
Sami Salo 1 |
|
Pavol Demitra 2 |
Assists |
Daniel Sedin 1 |
|
Brian Rolston 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Sami Salo 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Niklas Backstrom .968 |
Save Percentage |
Roberto Luongo .905 |
|
Niklas Backstrom 30 |
Saves |
Roberto Luongo 19 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Minnesota
|
21 |
2 |
1-6 |
3-4 |
8 |
23 |
| Vancouver
|
31 |
1 |
1-4 |
5-6 |
12 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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Vancouver will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Canucks have a W/L % of .474 after a win and .556 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Wild have a W/L % of .564 after a win and .486 after a loss.