Canucks bring losing streak into matchup with the Wild

Updated Oct. 19, 2022 3:10 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Vancouver Canucks (0-3-1, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (0-3-0, eighth in the Central Division)

Saint Paul, Minnesota; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks look to end their four-game slide with a win against the Minnesota Wild.

Minnesota went 53-22-7 overall and 32-10-2 at home last season. The Wild scored 305 total goals last season (3.7 per game on 32.5 shots per game).

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Vancouver went 40-30-12 overall and 20-16-5 on the road a season ago. The Canucks had a 23.5% power play success rate last season, scoring 58 goals on 247 chances.

INJURIES: Wild: Dakota Mermis: out (undisclosed), Jon Merrill: out (undisclosed), Jordan Greenway: out (undisclosed).

Canucks: Travis Dermott: out (concussion), Phillip Di Giuseppe: out (lower body), Tucker Poolman: day to day (undisclosed).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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