In a game with heavy Western Conference wild card implications, the Vancouver Canucks lost 3–2 to the Minnesota Wild in overtime. Marcus Pettersson and Jake DeBrusk scored for Vancouver, while Brock Faber, Marcus Foligno, and Mats Zuccarello added tallies for the Wild. Kevin Lankinen started the game for Vancouver, stopping 30 of 33 shots against.
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This match was another low-shot affair for the Canucks, as the team only put up 14 shots by the end of the game. As a result, Lankinen was busy tonight, stopping all 12 of Minnesota’s shots in the first period. Tonight was his second consecutive start, as he also played on Thursday night in the team’s 4–1 win against the Colorado Avalanche. Despite a rough stretch towards the middle of March, Lankinen has since bounced back. In his past three starts, he has made 93 saves on 100 shots against, posting a .930 SV%.
Abbotsford Canucks rookie Ty Mueller made his NHL debut tonight, playing 10:56 and registering a shot and two blocks. The call-up came after Max Sasson was taken out of the lineup due to injury. While he did take a holding penalty, Mueller got a decent amount of offensive chances and performed well in the faceoff dot. During the game, it was also announced that Mueller was named Abbotsford’s “Unsung Hero” for the 2024–25 season. He was not the only Abbotsford player to get his first taste of NHL hockey tonight, as goaltending prospect Nikita Tolopilo backed Lankinen up tonight.
The Canucks dominated the faceoff dot tonight, winning 57.9% of the draws against the Wild. Three players finished the game with a faceoff win percentage of over 50%, with Teddy Blueger winning seven of 10, Aatu Räty winning nine of 17, and Pius Suter winning 14 of 22. Mueller finished his first game with a winning ...
