Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 6–3 on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at home.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild
Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Vancouver Canucks 3 40-30-12
at Minnesota Wild 6 53-22-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Vancouver Canucks 0 3 0 3
Minnesota Wild 0 3 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Vancouver Canucks 10 10 4 24
Minnesota Wild 8 9 15 32

Three stars

  1. K. Fiala, Minnesota Wild (2 goals)
  2. K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. F. Gaudreau, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 04:53 Minnesota Wild Kevin Fiala (31) Frederick Gaudreau (28), Matt Boldy (21) Even strength VAN 0, MIN 1
2nd 05:31 Vancouver Canucks Elias Pettersson (30) Conor Garland (28), Brock Boeser (23) Even strength VAN 1, MIN 1
2nd 07:10 Minnesota Wild Jared Spurgeon (10) Brandon Duhaime (11), Jake Middleton (9) Even strength VAN 1, MIN 2
2nd 09:22 Vancouver Canucks Matthew Highmore (5) Unassisted Even strength VAN 2, MIN 2
2nd 16:09 Vancouver Canucks Elias Pettersson (31) Conor Garland (29), Travis Dermott (5) Even strength VAN 3, MIN 2
2nd 18:36 Minnesota Wild Mats Zuccarello (23) Kirill Kaprizov (52), Jon Merrill (15) Even strength VAN 3, MIN 3
3rd 12:17 Minnesota Wild Kevin Fiala (32) Jonas Brodin (25), Frederick Gaudreau (29) Even strength VAN 3, MIN 4
3rd 18:05 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov (44) Ryan Hartman (29), Mats Zuccarello (54) Even strength VAN 3, MIN 5
3rd 18:47 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman (32) Kirill Kaprizov (53), Mats Zuccarello (55) Even strength, Empty net VAN 3, MIN 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild
Stat Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 24 32
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 13 11
Hits 20 22
Blocked shots 10 12
Giveaways 5 10
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 29/50 (58%) 21/50 (42%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 6 B. Boeser R 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 71.4% 16:47
Number 8 C. Garland R 0 2 2 -1 0 2 0 0 16:00
Number 9 J. Miller C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 2 63.6% 20:36
Number 13 B. Richardson R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 09:01
Number 15 M. Highmore C 1 0 1 +1 2 1 1 0 14:44
Number 18 J. Dickinson C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 75% 12:43
Number 39 A. Chiasson R 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 0 17:26
Number 40 E. Pettersson C 2 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 33.3% 19:03
Number 51 S. Dries C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 08:49
Number 58 W. Lockwood R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 12:29
Number 91 J. Lammikko C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 41.7% 13:47
Number 92 V. Podkolzin R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 100% 14:48
Number 2 L. Schenn D 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 2 16:58
Number 23 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 0 0 -3 2 1 1 2 18:25
Number 24 T. Dermott D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 1 18:56
Number 43 Q. Hughes D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 26:10
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 -3 2 0 2 2 21:17
Number 77 B. Hunt D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16:27
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 T. Demko 31 26 5 .839 59:34 Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 M. Boldy L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 15:57
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 25% 15:11
Number 21 B. Duhaime L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 09:38
Number 22 K. Fiala L 2 0 2 +1 0 3 2 0 18:49
Number 27 N. Bjugstad C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 0 12:56
Number 36 M. Zuccarello R 1 2 3 +2 0 3 0 0 19:42
Number 38 R. Hartman R 1 1 2 +2 2 3 0 1 60% 19:08
Number 44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 2 11:35
Number 52 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 40% 09:51
Number 63 M. Chaffee R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 0 07:21
Number 89 F. Gaudreau C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 0 0 43.8% 17:59
Number 97 K. Kaprizov L 1 2 3 +2 4 4 0 0 20:20
Number 4 J. Merrill D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 2 19:23
Number 5 J. Middleton D 0 1 1 +3 0 0 1 0 17:59
Number 7 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 18:21
Number 25 J. Brodin D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 3 20:15
Number 46 J. Spurgeon D 1 0 1 +3 0 3 3 0 22:00
Number 47 A. Goligoski D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 19:35
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 33 C. Talbot 24 21 3 .875 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 18:42 Vancouver Canucks Matthew Highmore Interference 2
1st 18:46 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov High sticking double minor 4
2nd 17:01 Vancouver Canucks Luke Schenn Fighting (major) 5
2nd 17:01 Minnesota Wild Nicolas Deslauriers Fighting (major) 5
3rd 02:51 Vancouver Canucks Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 08:15 Vancouver Canucks Tyler Myers High sticking 2
3rd 10:09 Vancouver Canucks Oliver Ekman-Larsson Roughing 2
3rd 10:09 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman Roughing 2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Minnesota Wild head coach
Dean Evason
Referees
Chris Lee, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Bryan Pancich
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Jaroslav Halak, Tanner Pearson, Kyle Burroughs, Tucker Poolman, Nic Petan, Bo Horvat
Minnesota Wild scratches
Jordie Benn, Marcus Foligno, Mathew Dumba, Jordan Greenway, Tyson Jost

2021-2022 season series

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