US EditionWild Stop Five-Game Losing Skid with 5-2 Win over Banged-up Canucks
Minnesota Wild secured their first regulation home win in seven games by defeating the Vancouver Canucks 5-2, ending a five-game losing streak, officials said.
- On Saturday night, the Minnesota Wild snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks, earning their first regulation home win in seven games.
- With lineup issues, the Canucks entered the game banged-up, sitting 6-7-0, losing five of seven, while Quinn Hughes missed his fourth straight game with an injury, and Brock Boeser returned to the first line.
- Marco Rossi supplied the go-ahead goal as Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists, while Joel Eriksson Ek added two assists, Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves, and special teams excelled with a power-play goal and a 3-for-3 penalty kill.
- Minnesota will host Nashville on Tuesday to finish their six-game homestand, while Vancouver travels to Nashville on Monday.
- Historically, Minnesota holds an edge with a 16-4-1 mark in the last 21 games against the Canucks and a 14th-year veteran scoring 13 goals, 19 assists in 32 career games vs Vancouver.
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Associated Press News
Wild stop 5-game losing streak with 5-2 win over Canucks for 1st regulation home win in 7 tries
Marco Rossi scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists, helping the Minnesota Wild stop a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Wild break out of slump with win over Canucks
Vladimir Tarasenko scored a goal and picked up two assists, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday evening in St. Paul, Minn.
Pioneer Press
Some much-needed daylight as Wild snap five-game losing skid
Marco Rossi scored a goal on Saturday in St. Paul in the North American Hockey League NHL. Vorarlberger scored 2:1 in the 5-2 win of his Minnesota Wild over the guest Vancouver Canucks in the 34th minute. Only in the final third did his teammates Vinnie Hinostroza, Jonas Brodin and Ryan Hartman make the win perfect. Rossi raised his points account to 12 this season, he holds three goals and nine assists.
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