Vancouver 5, Minnesota 4, 11/29/2016
Sven Baertschi lifts Canucks past Wild
Scores game-winner late in third period in return from injury
VANCOUVER -- Vancouver Canucks forward Sven Baertschi returned to the lineup Tuesday after missing two games with a lower-body injury, and he picked up right where he left off.Baertschi scored the game-winning goal with 2:35 left in a high-scoring third period, and the Canucks defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-4 at
Scoring
1st Period
Jason Pominville (4)
N. Niederreiter (7), M. Scandella (2)
2nd Period
Jason Pominville (5)
E. Haula (3), J. Zucker (9)
Brandon Sutter (6)
PPG
T. Stecher (3), H. Sedin (8)
Ben Hutton (3)
PPG
D. Sedin (8), H. Sedin (9)
3rd Period
Loui Eriksson (6)
M. Chaput (2), B. Hutton (4)
Bo Horvat (8)
L. Sbisa (5), B. Sutter (7)
Jason Zucker (3)
Unassisted
Erik Haula (4)
R. Suter (11), J. Spurgeon (5)
Sven Baertschi (3)
T. Stecher (4), A. Burrows (5)
Penalties
1st Period
| Team | Time | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| -- | -- | No penalties taken |
2nd Period
| Team | Time | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 06:10 | T. Stecher High-sticking against J. Zucker |
| 07:51 | M. Dumba Interference against B. Sutter |
| 09:41 | J. Brodin Hooking against S. Baertschi |
3rd Period
| Team | Time | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 04:55 | M. Granlund Interference against Z. Parise |
| 11:03 | T. Graovac High-sticking against B. Horvat |
Three Stars of the Game
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3
Linescore
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
VAN | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Shots On Goal
| Period | MIN | VAN |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 | 7 |
| 2nd | 16 | 16 |
| 3rd | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 42 | 35 |
Game Stats
42
Shots On Goal
35
43.6%
Face-off %
56.4%
0%
Power Play %
66.7%
0/2
2/3
6
Penalty Minutes
4
11
Hits
23
12
Blocked Shots
9
3
Giveaways
6
4
Takeaways
5
Season Series
VAN leads 2-1
