Vancouver Canucks (13-7-3, 29 pts) at Minnesota Wild (16-4-4, 36 pts)
Venue: Xcel Energy Center
Date: Tuesday, December 3
Time: 5:00 PT / 7:00 pm CT
TV: ESPN+ / Sportsnet / FDSN / FDSW
Radio:
Vancouver Canucks – Sportsnet 650 AM
Minnesota Wild- KFAN 100.3 FM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Vancouver Canucks +1.5 ML +125
Minnesota -1.5 ML -145
O/U 5.5
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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:
The Canucks have won two straight games in overtime and four of their last five games overall. The Canucks will finish their six-game road trip in Minnesota with a date tonight against the Wild. Vancouver is 4-1-0 so far on their road trip. The Canucks are only 3-5-3 at home while being 10-2-0 on the road. Vancouver has a +2 goal differential during the season.
Minnesota Wild News & Notes:
Minnesota has won three straight games, most recently a 3-2 overtime victory with Jared Spurgeon netting the game-winner. The Wild are first in the Central Division and are 6-3-1 at home this season. Minnesota has a +19 goal differential in 24 games this year.
Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:
DeBrusk-Pettersson-Boeser
Joshua-Suter-Garland
Hoglander-Blueger-Sherwood
Sasson-Raty-Heinen
Hughes-Myers
Soucy-Juulsen
Brannstrom-Desharnais
Silovs
Lankinen
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Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:
Kaprizov-Eriksson Ek-Boldy
Johansson-Rossi-Hartman
Foligno-Gaudreau-Trenin
Shore-Khusnutdinov-Jones
Middleton-Faber
Chisholm-Spurgeon
Merrill-Bogosian
Gustavsson
Fleury
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Players To Watch:
Vancouver Canucks
Jake DeBrusk has been a streaky player throughout his career. DeBrusk is on a heater right now, the 28-year-old Edmonton native has 7 goals and 2 assists in his last five games including a hat trick in Vancouver’s 5-4 overtime victory against Detroit. DeBrusk. Leads the Canucks in goals with ten, and is fourth on the team in scoring with 19 points TD in 23 games.
Minnesota Wild
Kirill Kaprizov has points in three straight games including a goal and an assist in the Wild’s 3-2 overtime victory over Nashville on Saturday. The 27-year-old Novokuznetsk, Russia native leads the NHL in scoring with 38 points (15g, 23a) in 23 games played.
Injury Report:
Vancouver Canucks
D Filip Hronek – OUT
G Thatcher Demko – IR (Non-Roster) – No Target Date for return
C J.T. Miller – Indefinite Leave of Absence
D Derek Forbort – Day To Day – Personal Reasons
Minnesota Wild
D Jonas Brodin – OUT
C Jakob Lauko – OUT
RW Mats Zuccarello – IR
Next Game:
Vancouver Canucks – December 6 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Minnesota Wild – December 6 at Anaheim Ducks
