The Vancouver Canucks (37-13-6) visit the Minnesota Wild (25-23-6) at Xcel Energy Center on Monday, February 19 at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSN, and BSWI, with both teams fresh off of a loss. The Canucks are coming off a 4-2 defeat to the Winnipeg Jets, while the Wild were beaten by the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime in their last outing.
Canucks vs. Wild Game Info
- Date: Monday, February 19, 2024
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Canucks and Wild Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Canucks Insights
- The Canucks’ 205 total goals (3.7 per game) rank second in the NHL.
- Defensively, the Canucks are one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, giving up 144 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank fifth.
- Their goal differential (+61) tops the league.
- The 42 power-play goals the Canucks have scored this season (seventh-most in the NHL) have come on 182 power-play chances.
- The Canucks’ 23.08% power-play conversion rate ranks 11th in the league.
- The four shorthanded goals the Canucks have scored this season rank 16th among NHL teams.
- The Canucks kill 79.89% of opponent power plays, the 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Canucks win 50.6% of their faceoffs to rank 13th in the NHL.
- The Canucks shoot 13% as a team (best in the league).
- The Canucks have secured six shutouts this season. Their skaters average 19.8 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.
Canucks Key Players
- Elias Pettersson has been critical to Vancouver’s offense this season, racking up 73 points in 56 games.
- J.T. Miller is another of Vancouver’s important contributors currently with 70 total points (24 goals and 46 assists) to his name.
- Vancouver’s scoring effort is aided by Quinn Hughes’ 70 points. He’s contributed 54 assists.
- As Vancouver’s top goalie, Thatcher Demko has recorded 29 wins and 10 losses this season while allowing 100 goals with 1119 saves.
Canucks Injuries
Guillaume Brisebois: Upper Body (Out), Dakota Joshua: Hand (Out), Tucker Poolman: Head (Out), Carson Soucy: Hand (Out)
Wild Insights
- The Wild have 161 goals this season (3.0 per game), 19th in the NHL.
- The Wild’s total of 174 goals allowed (3.2 per game) is 21st in the NHL.
- Their -13 goal differential is 22nd in the league.
- The Wild have 38 power-play goals (on 184 chances), 11th in the NHL.
- The Wild score on 20.65% of their power plays, No. 17 in the NHL.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Wild have three.
- The Wild’s have the 28th-ranked penalty kill percentage (75.14%).
- The Wild win 46.7% of faceoffs, 29th-ranked in the NHL.
- The Wild’s 9.9% shooting percentage is 16th in the league.
- This season, the Wild have shut out their opponents three times.
Wild Key Players
- Kirill Kaprizov has recorded 20 goals and 31 assists in 47 games for Minnesota, good for 51 points.
- Joel Eriksson Ek is one of the top contributors for Minnesota with 45 total points (0.8 per game), with 26 goals and 19 assists in 54 games.
- Matthew Boldy is a key player on offense for Minnesota with 19 goals and 21 assists.
- Filip Gustavsson has a 15-13-3 record this season, with an .897 save percentage (47th in the league). He has 828 saves, and has given up 95 goals (3.2 goals against average).
Wild Injuries
Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out), Patrick Maroon: Back (Out), Jared Spurgeon: Hip/Back (Out For Season), Marcus Foligno: Lower Body (Out)
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