Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks
· National Hockey LeagueRaty has 2 goals and an assist as Canucks beat Wild 4-2
Tom Willander and defenseman Elias Pettersson also scored for the Canucks, and Nikita Tolopilo stopped 27 shots.
Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello scored for the Wild. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 16 shots while losing in regulation for the first time in 11 starts (8-1-2) this season.
Wallstedt allowed the four goals after giving up only five in his last six games — with four shutouts in that span.
Boldy scored on the first shot of the game at 3:11, but Vancouver took control with three goals in a span of 5:43 in the second period.
Willander’s goal at 9:29 was his first in the NHL, while Pettersson’s at 11:46 was his first of the season and second of his career. Raty made it 3-1 with 4:48 remaining in the middle period.
Raty then pushed the led to three goals at 5:09 of the third and Zuccarello beat Tolopilo on a power play with 2:38 remaining.
Before what would have been his 500th career game, Vancouver forward Elias Pettersson left the pregame warmup and was scratched from the lineup with an upper-body injury
Canucks: Host Detroit on Monday.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 3:11 | Matt Boldy Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (10), Yakov Trenin (6) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:29 | Tom Willander Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Linus Karlsson (5), Jake DeBrusk (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:46 | Elias Pettersson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tom Willander (7), Aatu Raty (8) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:12 | Aatu Raty Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Evander Kane (10) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:09 | Aatu Raty Goal (3) Backhand, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:22 | Mats Zuccarello Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (15), Matt Boldy (15) |
Statistics
MIN |
VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 22 | Hits | 27 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 30 | Shots | 21 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 22 | Faceoffs Won | 38 |
| 36.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 63.3 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nils Hoglander, LW | Day-To-Day | Dec 14 |
| Elias Pettersson, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 14 |
| Teddy Blueger, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 8 |
| Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 6 |
| Derek Forbort, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jonas Brodin, D | Out | Dec 13 |
| Nico Sturm, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 13 |
| Mats Zuccarello, RW | Injured Reserve | Dec 11 |
| Jake Middleton, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 11 |
| Marcus Foligno, LW | Injured Reserve | Nov 28 |
Game Information
Rogers Arena
Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,629 | Capacity:
Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,629 | Capacity:
2025-26 Central Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado |
23 | 2 | 53 | 7 |
Dallas |
21 | 7 | 47 | 5 |
Minnesota |
18 | 9 | 41 | 5 |
Utah |
15 | 15 | 33 | 3 |
Chicago |
13 | 13 | 32 | 6 |
Winnipeg |
15 | 15 | 31 | 1 |
St. Louis |
12 | 14 | 31 | 7 |
Nashville |
12 | 15 | 28 | 4 |
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vegas |
16 | 6 | 41 | 9 |
Anaheim |
19 | 12 | 39 | 1 |
Los Angeles |
14 | 8 | 37 | 9 |
Edmonton |
15 | 11 | 36 | 6 |
San Jose |
16 | 14 | 35 | 3 |
Seattle |
12 | 11 | 30 | 6 |
Calgary |
13 | 16 | 30 | 4 |
Vancouver |
11 | 17 | 25 | 3 |




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