Minnesota and Vancouver meet up again for the second time this season. The Canucks cruised to an easy 4-1 win against their first face off with the Wild this past Thursday. Minnesota has been struggling in games on the road this season and Vancouver will look to take advantage of that. The Canucks are riding five straight wins going into tonight thanks to stellar goalie play.
Vancouver plans to give goalie Roberto Luongo the start tonight after Cory Schneider played the last two games. Schneider only allowed one goal in each of the two wins. Luongo has 1.53 goals-against average in his last six games. Daniel Sedin has a goal and three assists in his last three games and needs to continue that momentum as Vancouver is working to become on the elite teams this season. Vancouver has outscored opponents 17-5 during this five-game win streak. This is the second game in a four-game homestand. They will be without David Booth and Ryan Kessler.
Minnesota is coming off their first road win of the season, a much needed weight off their shoulders. Center Kyle Brodziak has had much success against Vancouver. He has 14 points in his last 18 meetings against the Canucks. Rookie Jordan Schroeder scored the first two goals of his career on Saturday and is hoping to capitalize off that momentum tonight.
The Canucks have a 10-game win streak at home against the Minnesota Wild. The Wild have won two straight games but have failed to win three in a row on two other occasions this season. Vancouver holds a 15-2 scoring edge with three shutouts against Minnesota. There is a good chance this game could be very one-sided again.
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