The Wild hosts the Canucks this afternoon at Xcel Energy Center

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Before heading to Pittsburgh and Boston early next week for back-to-back games, the Minnesota Wild will first don the 78's jersey and face the Vancouver Canucks at Xcel Energy Center.

Wild Record: 11-12-4, 26 points, 7th in Central Division

Canucks Record: 20-9-1, 41 points, 2nd in Pacific Division

2023-24 Series Record: 0-1-0

Wild vs. Canucks All-Time Record:  48-38-15 (27-18-6 at Xcel Energy Center)

Record when wearing third jersey: 2-1-1

Stats Comparison

Team Stats

VAN

MIN

Power Play

26.7%

17.2%

Penalty Kill

76.6%

71.6%

Faceoff

50.3%

45.1%

Goals For / Games Played

3.83

3.04

Goals Against / Games Played

2.47

3.26

Last 10 Games

7-3-0

6-4-0

What Happened Last Time?

The Wild was shutout by the Canucks, 2-0, at Rogers Arena on 12/7 in the 2023-24 series opener. Forwards Nils Hoglander and Teddy Blueger scored in the win. Gustavsson made 15/17 saves for Minnesota. G Casey DeSmith made 26-of-26 saves for Vancouver.

Players to Watch Rossi is second in goals and points by a rookie in the NHL (10-7=17) Boldy is tied for first in the NHL with seven goals scored since November 28th Eriksson Ek leads Minnesota with 14 goals and six PPGs this season F Pat Maroon sits at 299 career points Boeser leads the Canucks and is second in the league with 22 goals this season F J.T. Miller leads the Canucks in scoring (15-28=43) Captain D Quinn Hughes leads Vancouver with 30 assists in 30 games played
Recent Transactions

The Wild recalled D Daemon Hunt, F Vinni Lettieri and D Dakota Mermis from Iowa and placed D Jonas Brodin on Long-Term Injured Reserve on Wednesday (12/13).

Injury Report

Captain D Jared Spurgeon (lower body) is day-to-day and D Jonas Brodin has been placed on LTIR.

To view Minnesota's full Injury Report, visit wild.com/injury.

Fast Facts  The Wild won eight consecutive meetings against Vancouver, outscoring the Canucks 28-16, before the 2-0 loss on 12/7/23 Minnesota is 16-8-1 in its last 25 games against the Canucks, beginning in the 2014-15 season The Wild is 7-4-1 in the last 12 games played in Saint Paul since 2014-15 Minnesota’s 111 points vs. the Canucks are its third-most against a team (Edmonton, 132; Colorado, 130)
Connections Wild Assistant Coach Darby Hendrickson skated in 27 games with the Canucks (1998-99) Wild Assistant Coach Jason King was selected by Vancouver in the seventh round (212th overall) of the 2001 NHL Draft and recorded 23 points (12-11=23) in 55 games in parts of two seasons with the Canucks (2002-04) King also served as an Assistant Coach for Vancouver for three seasons (2020-23) and five seasons as an Assistant Coach with the Canucks AHL affiliate in Utica (2016-20) Canucks Assistant Coach Mike Yeo served as Wild Head Coach for parts of five seasons (2011-16) Boeser is from Burnsville D Ian Cole recorded eight points (1-7=8) in 52 games with Minnesota in 2020-21 D Carson Soucy was selected No. 137 overall by the Wild in the 2013 NHL Draft and recorded 31 points (8-23=31) in 108 games played with Minnesota in parts of three season (2017-18, 2019-20, 2020-21)

For more information on tonight's matchup, check out the game notes below.