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Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild

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Kaprizov scores late in OT and NHL-leading Wild rally for 3-2 win over Canucks

Kirill Kaprizov tallies OT game-winner

Frederick Gaudreau and Jake Middleton also scored for Minnesota, and Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves. The Wild improved to 17-4-4, giving them an NHL-best 38 points.

Brock Boeser nearly won it for Vancouver on a two-on-none break, but his shot hit the right post. A lively bounce went out to Marco Rossi, who carried the puck into the Canucks zone and fed Kaprizov for a one-timer at the end of a lengthy shift. His 16th goal of the season was his ninth career OT winner.

Quinn Hughes and Jake DeBrusk scored for Vancouver, and Elias Pettersson had two assists. Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves but lost for the first time in 11 road starts.

DeBrusk scored with 41 seconds left in the second period for a 2-1 lead, but Middleton tied it less than two minutes into the third.

Takeaways Canucks: Hughes scored midway through the first and has two goals and eight assists in his past five games. It was the first power-play goal by a Canucks defenseman this season.

Wild: Won for the first time in six chances when trailing after the second period and improved to 3-4 in overtime.

Key moment Lankinen stopped Joel Eriksson Ek on a breakaway 30 seconds into overtime before Gustavsson robbed Erik Brannstrom less than two minutes later.

Key stat DeBrusk leads Vancouver with 11 goals. Eight have come in his past six games, including a hat trick Sunday in Detroit.

Up next Vancouver opens a six-game homestand Friday against Columbus. Minnesota starts a three-game road trip Friday at Anaheim.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:37 Quinn Hughes Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Pettersson (15), Conor Garland (14)
Goal 2nd Period 7:56 Frederick Gaudreau Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Foligno (5), Brock Faber (10)
Goal 2nd Period 19:18 Jake DeBrusk Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Pettersson (16), Carson Soucy (3)
Goal 3rd Period 1:43 Jake Middleton Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 4th Period 4:36 Kirill Kaprizov Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Marco Rossi (13)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 7
14 Hits 20
6 Takeaways 8
32 Shots 29
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 1
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 20
56.5 Faceoff Win Percent 43.5
14 Giveaways 21
1 Total Penalties 3
2 Penalty Minutes 6
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Marcus Foligno, LW Injured Reserve Mar 3
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Thatcher Demko, G Injured Reserve Mar 3
Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW Out Feb 27
Filip Chytil, C Injured Reserve Feb 25
Derek Forbort, D Injured Reserve Oct 28

Game Information

Grand Casino Arena

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,076 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 40 27 84 4
Edmonton 35 28 79 9
Vegas 32 26 78 14
Los Angeles 28 25 74 18
Seattle 31 29 72 10
San Jose 32 31 70 6
Calgary 30 34 67 7
Vancouver 21 41 50 8

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 47 13 104 10
Dallas 43 17 97 11
Minnesota 40 20 92 12
Utah 37 29 80 6
Nashville 34 28 77 9
Winnipeg 30 29 72 12
St. Louis 29 30 69 11
Chicago 27 31 67 13
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