GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: MINNESOTA (10-8) at VANCOUVER (8-9)

NHL: MINNESOTA (10-8) at VANCOUVER (8-9)

<h3>Wild look to build on recent road success</h3>

<div class="pre">Minnesota (10-6-2) at Vancouver (8-8-1) 10:00 pm EST</div>

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) - The Minnesota Wildfinally proved they could win on the road again.


The Wild end a four-game road trip with a visit to GeneralMotors Place to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Friday.

Minnesota won three of its first four road games en route towinning seven of its first eight games. Until Thursday's 4-2win at Edmonton, it has been a completely different story asthey had dropped five straight games away from home.

Martin Skoula, Marian Gaborik, Kurtis Foster and Mark Parrisheach scored in the victory. For Gaborik, it was a successfulreturn to action after missing two games - both losses - due toa groin strain.


Vancouver will be looking to rid themselves of the bitter tasteleft by Wednesday's 1-0 shootout loss to the Edmonton Oilers.Despite outshooting the Oilers, 29-19, the Canucks were not ableto solve Edmonton goaltender Mathieu Garon.


The loss snapped the Canucks three-game winning streak - eachcoming by one goal - and dropped the team to 2-6-1 on home ice.

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL AT VANCOUVER
STARTING GOALIES: MIN - JOSH HARDING
VAN - ROBERTO LUONGO

OFFICIALS: REF - DAN MAROUELLI, WES MCCAULEY
LIN - LONNIE CAMERON, MIKE CVIK</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA VS VANCOUVER - SCRATCHES

MINNESOTA VANCOUVER

P NUMMELIN HEALTHY J HANSEN HEALTHY
M FOY HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 0
VANCOUVER 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 0
VANCOUVER 1
1ST PRD: VAN - TAYLOR PYATT 5 (BRAD ISBISTER, ALEXANDER EDLER) 2:46</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 0
VANCOUVER 1 13:40 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 0
VANCOUVER 2
1ST PRD: VAN - (PP) MARKUS NASLUND 5 (HENRIK SEDIN, BRENDAN MORRISON)
9:16</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 0
VANCOUVER 2 9:36 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 0
VANCOUVER 2 8:40 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 0
VANCOUVER 3
1ST PRD: VAN - MATTIAS OHLUND 3 (ALEXANDRE BURROWS, BRENDAN MORRISON)
11:59</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL AT VANCOUVER
MIN GOALIE CHANGE
NIKLAS BACKSTROM, 11:59 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 0
VANCOUVER 3 3:45 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 0
VANCOUVER 4
1ST PRD: VAN - (PP) DANIEL SEDIN 8 (HENRIK SEDIN, MATTIAS OHLUND)
16:32</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 1
VANCOUVER 4
1ST PRD: MIN - KEITH CARNEY 1 (PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD, JAMES SHEPPARD)
16:45</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 1
VANCOUVER 4 1:52 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MINNESOTA 1 1
VANCOUVER 4 4 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: VAN - TAYLOR PYATT 5 (BRAD ISBISTER, ALEXANDER EDLER) 2:46
VAN - (PP) MARKUS NASLUND 5 (HENRIK SEDIN, BRENDAN MORRISON)
9:16
VAN - MATTIAS OHLUND 3 (ALEXANDRE BURROWS, BRENDAN MORRISON)
11:59
VAN - (PP) DANIEL SEDIN 8 (HENRIK SEDIN, MATTIAS OHLUND)
16:32
MIN - KEITH CARNEY 1 (PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD, JAMES SHEPPARD)
16:45

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MIN 8 8
VAN 14 14

GOALIES: MIN - JOSH HARDING, NIKLAS BACKSTROM
(11:59, 1ST)
VAN - ROBERTO LUONGO</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">------------------------
Minnesota 1 --1
Vancouver 4 --4
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Vancouver, Taylor Pyatt 5 (Brad Isbister,
Alexander Edler), 2:46. 2, Vancouver, Markus Naslund 5 (power play)
(Henrik Sedin, Brendan Morrison), 9:16. 3, Vancouver, Mattias Ohlund 3
(Alexandre Burrows, Brendan Morrison), 11:59. 4, Vancouver, Daniel
Sedin 8 (power play) (Henrik Sedin, Mattias Ohlund), 16:32. 5,
Minnesota, Keith Carney 1 (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, James Sheppard),
16:45. Penalties: P Bouchard, Min (hooking), 8:13; B Radivojevic, Min
(cross checking), 16:16.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Minnesota 8 --8
Vancouver 14 --14
-----------------------------

Goalies : Minnesota, Josh Harding (10 shots, 7 saves), Niklas
Backstrom (11:59 of 1st period, 4, 3). Vancouver, Roberto Luongo (8
shots, 7 saves). Referees: Dan Marouelli, Wes Mccauley. Linesmen:
Lonnie Cameron, Mike Cvik.</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 1
VANCOUVER 4 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 1
VANCOUVER 5
2ND PRD: VAN - TREVOR LINDEN 1 (UNASSISTED) 2:54</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at VANCOUVER

<div class="pre">NHL MINNESOTA 1
VANCOUVER 5 13:21 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>