Vancouver Canucks 5 , Minnesota Wild 4
Shots: 36 - 26
PP: 1 of 6 (17 shots), Passing:60/72=83 %, Challenges:39/47=81 %
PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:65/80=81 %, Challenges:46/54=83 %
Attendance: 18630 of 18630 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 886788 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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05:55 0-1
Brian Rolston [25] (Mark Parrish, Petteri Nummelin)PP
09:42 0-2
Pavol Demitra [27] (Kim Johnsson, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
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22:12 1-2
Sami Salo [8] (Ryan Shannon, Brendan Morrison)PP
26:23 2-2
Ryan Shannon [21] (Kevin Bieksa, Mattias Öhlund)
27:44 2-3
Mikko Koivu [9] (Branko Radivojevic, Petteri Nummelin)
30:52 3-3
Brad Isbister [18] (Jozef Balej, Taylor Pyatt)
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43:08 3-4
Marian Gaborik [39] (Kim Johnsson)
43:36 4-4
Ryan Shannon [22] (Sami Salo, Kevin Bieksa)
48:26 5-4
Markus Näslund [26] (Sami Salo, Kevin Bieksa)
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Penalty summary:
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04:44
Trevor Linden (2 min for high-sticking)
07:34
Mattias Öhlund (2 min for hooking)
11:49
Brad Isbister (2 min for tripping)
17:06
Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for tripping)
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20:26
Branko Radivojevic (2 min for tripping)
23:44
Taylor Pyatt (2 min for holding the stick)
36:37
Jozef Balej (2 min for tripping)
38:35
Benoit Pouliot (2 min for tripping)
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43:46
Ryan Shannon (2 min for slashing)
51:24
Éric Bélanger (2 min for roughing)
53:57
Branko Radivojevic (2 min for high-sticking)
56:37
Todd Fedoruk (5 min for fighting)
56:37
Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
57:39
Brent Burns (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Shannon
2nd star: Sami Salo
3rd star: Kevin Bieksa
Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Mattias Öhlund has marked a new career high in assists with 28 assists.
-Sami Salo has marked a new career high in points with 38 points.
-Sami Salo notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Ryan Kesler had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Brendan Morrison had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Henrik Sedin had his 9 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Brian Rolston scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Mark Parrish notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Pierre-Marc Bouchard notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Marian Gaborik has marked a new career high in goals with 39 tallies.
-Mikko Koivu finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Todd Fedoruk fought Kevin Bieksa in a fight.
Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 3( 15) , Houston Aeros 0( 16)
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1-0 MTB Shaun Heshka (Jason Jaffray, Byron Ritchie)
2-0 MTB Brian Maloney (Brad Moran)
3-0 MTB Brian Maloney (Nathan McIver)
Goalies: Cory Schneider - Nolan Schaefer