Overview
- Vancouver visits Minnesota for a 4 p.m. PT faceoff at Grand Casino Arena with the Canucks at 6-6 and the Wild at 3-6-3.
- Brock Boeser practiced after taking a puck off his first shift Thursday and is expected to play in his home state.
- Kiefer Sherwood shares the NHL lead with nine goals after a hat trick in a 4-3 shootout win over the Blues.
- Projected starters are Thatcher Demko for Vancouver and Filip Gustavsson for Minnesota, with Demko 0-3-2 lifetime vs. the Wild and Gustavsson 5-3-1 vs. the Canucks.
- Minnesota enters on a five-game winless run with a penalty kill near 60 percent and a league-high 23 third-period goals allowed, as coach John Hynes presses for greater toughness.