Preview: Wild at Canucks

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The Minnesota Wild looks to keep trending in the right direction as it takes on the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena.

In addition to its four-game win streak, the Wild also owns an eight-game win streak against the Canucks, outscoring them 28-16. Minnesota is 20-9-1 in its last 30 games against Vancouver and is 11-3-0 in its last 14 games played at Rogers Arena.

Info for tonight's game:

• When: Thursday, December 7, 9:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Rogers Arena (Vancouver, British Columbia)
• Watch: Bally Sports North
• Listen: KFAN 100.3 FM

Wild Record: 9-10-4, 22 points, 7th in Central Division

Canucks Record: 16-9-1, 33 points, 3rd in Pacific Division

All-Time Wild Record vs. Canucks: 48-37-15 (27-18-6 at Xcel Energy Center, 20-19-9 at Vancouver)

Last Time Out

The Minnesota Wild topped the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Saddledome. F Matt Boldy (2-1=3) and F Kirill Kaprizov (1-1=2) recorded multi-point nights and F Marcus Foligno and F Joel Eriksson Ek found the back of the net. F Mats Zuccarello tallied his 600th point, becoming the first Norwegian-born player in NHL history to do so. G Filip Gustavsson made 28/30 saves with a .933 SV%.

The Vancouver Canucks fell to the New Jersey Devils 6-5 on Tuesday night at Rogers Arena. Brothers Luke (1-0=1), Jack (1-2=3) and Quinn Hughes (0-2=2) all recorded points in the contest. F Brock Boeser, a Burnsville native, scored his league-leading 18th goal of the season. G Thatcher Demko made 26/32 saves for an .813 SV%.

Head to Head

In the last matchup between the two teams on March 2, 2023, Kaprizov scored twice to defeat Vancouver 2-1 at Rogers Arena. Boeser was the lone goal-scorer for the Canucks. The Wild went 3-0-0 against the Cauncks in 2022-23.

Players to Watch

• Zuccarello looks to continue a 10-game point streak and the NHL's second-longest active assist streak (eight games) 
• Eriksson Ek leads the Wild with 12 goals (four in his last six games)
• F Pat Maroon sits at 299 career points 
• Boeser leads the NHL in goals (18) and has eight points in his last five games (5-3=8)
• F J.T. Miller leads the Canucks in scoring (14-25=39) 
• Hughes leads Canucks defensemen in points (9-27-36) and leads his team in assists

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)
• Canucks Assistant Coach Mike Yeo served as Wild Head Coach for parts of five seasons (2011-16)
• D Ian Cole recorded eight points (1-7=8) in 52 games with Minnesota in 2020-21