Minnesota leads 1-0 after the first, despite Vancouver outshooting the Wild 9-5.
Minnesota carries a 1-0 lead into the first intermission, but Vancouver holds a 9-5 edge in shots on goal. Maxim Shabanov scored the power-play goal (1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point, 1 SOG, +0, 1 PPG), with Kirill Kaprizov (0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point, 0 SOG, +0) and Matt Boldy (0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point, 0 SOG, +0, 1 hit) picking up assists. Calvin Pickard stopped all 9 shots for Minnesota (9 saves, 9 shots against, 1.000 save percentage), while Leevi Meriläinen has 4 saves on 5 shots for Vancouver (.800). Vancouver’s Filip Chytil has 2 SOG and a +0 rating, but the Canucks’ shot advantage has yet to produce an equalizer.
Key Performers
Maxim Shabanov: 1 goal, 1 point, 1 SOG, 1 PPG Calvin Pickard: 9 saves on 9 shots, 1.000 save percentage Filip Chytil: 2 SOG, +0