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Canucks Army THE GAME DAY – Canucks @ Wild
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Jan 12, 2020, 12:00 ESTUpdated: Jan 12, 2020, 03:03 EST
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THE INTRO
Following the Canucks can be painful. There is no predictability with this team. Losing streak, winning streak, blowouts, and full-team efforts; the Canucks really have their fans held captive. Today, Vancouver heads to Minnesota to take on the Wild, a team that has been dynamite at home this season posting an 11-4-4 record.
Brock Boeser is back home in front of friends and family including Duke, his dad. Brock has put together a pretty impressive week with two goals yesterday and one on Thursday. The assists have been there and it might be the time we’ve waited for to see Brock shine.
Let’s Do This!™
WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
The odds for today’s game are: (VAN +122/ MIN -152) courtesy of OddsShark.com
TV / RADIO / PUCK DROP
SNP / SN 650 / 1:00 PM
LINEUPS
No changes from yesterday from the sound of things because after you lose two embarrassingly bad games and follow it up with a convincing win, you ease off.
Zack MacEwen has been recalled.
Thatcher Demko should get another shot today even though the team in front of him the other night wasn’t that helpful. Jacob Markstrom can’t play every game.
Canucks lines courtesy of Dailyfaceoff.com:
LWCRWForwards
Tanner Pearson

TANNER PEARSON
Rating: 74.6#32 LW
Bo Horvat

BO HORVAT
Rating: 76.7#21 C
Loui Eriksson

LOUI ERIKSSON
Rating: 70.4#110 RW
FL1 Rating
Rating: 73.88#26 FL1
J.T. Miller

J.T. MILLER
Rating: 76.0#32 LW
Elias Pettersson

ELIAS PETTERSSON
Rating: 79.0#12 C
Brock Boeser

BROCK BOESER
Rating: 75.3#29 RW
FL2 Rating
Rating: 76.77#3 FL2
Antoine Roussel

ANTOINE ROUSSEL
Rating: 71.1#103 LW
Adam Gaudette

ADAM GAUDETTE
Rating: 70.1#151 C
Jake Virtanen

JAKE VIRTANEN
Rating: 72.6#65 RW
FL3 Rating
Rating: 71.24#21 FL3
Tim Schaller

TIM SCHALLER
Rating: 67.7#144 LW
Jay Beagle

JAY BEAGLE
Rating: 67.2#180 C
Tyler Motte

TYLER MOTTE
Rating: 68.3#133 RW
FL4 Rating
Rating: 67.72#31 FL4
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGSDefense
Alexander Edler

ALEXANDER EDLER
Rating: 75.6#13 LD
Tyler Myers

TYLER MYERS
Rating: 73.2#41 RD
DL1 Rating
Rating: 74.41#15 DL1
Quinn Hughes

QUINN HUGHES
Rating: 74.8#23 LD
Chris Tanev

CHRIS TANEV
Rating: 71.0#86 RD
DL2 Rating
Rating: 72.90#22 DL2
Oscar Fantenberg

OSCAR FANTENBERG
Rating: 70.5#114 LD
Troy Stecher

TROY STECHER
Rating: 70.9#88 RD
DL3 Rating
Rating: 70.70#29 DL3
For the most part, the Wild are healthy. Greg Pateryn was placed on the IR back in December. His return is unknown.
Alex Stalock should be the starter for Minnesota today.
Wild lines courtesy of Dailyfaceoff.com:
LWCRWForwards
Jason Zucker

JASON ZUCKER
Rating: 73.8#47 LW
Eric Staal

ERIC STAAL
Rating: 75.4#36 C
Mats Zuccarello

MATS ZUCCARELLO
Rating: 72.9#59 RW
FL1 Rating
Rating: 74.04#23 FL1
Zach Parise

ZACH PARISE
Rating: 74.9#27 LW
Mikko Koivu

MIKKO KOIVU
Rating: 71.4#107 C
Kevin Fiala

KEVIN FIALA
Rating: 73.1#65 RW
FL2 Rating
Rating: 73.14#22 FL2
Marcus Foligno

MARCUS FOLIGNO
Rating: 73.1#61 LW
Joel Eriksson Ek

JOEL ERIKSSON EK
Rating: 71.3#115 C
Luke Kunin

LUKE KUNIN
Rating: 72.0#78 RW
FL3 Rating
Rating: 72.14#9 FL3
Jordan Greenway

JORDAN GREENWAY
Rating: 70.5#120 LW
Ryan Donato

RYAN DONATO
Rating: 72.0#95 C
Ryan Hartman

RYAN HARTMAN
Rating: 70.7#103 RW
FL4 Rating
Rating: 71.06#13 FL4
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGSDefense
Ryan Suter

RYAN SUTER
Rating: 76.1#10 LD
Jared Spurgeon

JARED SPURGEON
Rating: 75.1#18 RD
DL1 Rating
Rating: 75.61#7 DL1
Jonas Brodin

JONAS BRODIN
Rating: 73.0#55 LD
Mathew Dumba

MATHEW DUMBA
Rating: 74.6#24 RD
DL2 Rating
Rating: 73.81#13 DL2
Carson Soucy

CARSON SOUCY
Rating: 72.1#79 LD
Greg Pateryn

GREG PATERYN
Rating: 72.4#61 RD
DL3 Rating
Rating: 72.25#13 DL3
GAME NOTES AND A STAT OR TWO
  • Elias Pettersson is three points away from 50. He finished his rookie campaign with 66 and it’s safe to say he’ll hit that number within a few weeks the way he’s performing. Three seasons ago, Bo Horvat and Henrik Sedin were the only Canucks to eclipse 50 points. It’s been rough for the Canucks but the stars are becoming exactly that.
  • It’s been a day since the news but Quinn Hughes will also be going to the All-Star Game along with Elias Pettersson and Jacob Markstrom. When was the last time the Canucks had THREE players at the event?
  • Looking over the defenseman atop the standings in the league and aside from San Jose, each player is the team’s number one defenseman. Quinn Hughes has 31 points already and he’s ahead of an impressive group of players. He’s become the Canucks’ top defender (yes, I’m not exactly the first to report this) and he continues to create more options every time he’s on the ice.
  • Ironically, Loui Eriksson’s goal yesterday of the empty net variety was only his second this season, despite popular belief. Tanner Pearson leads the Canucks with three. Sebastian Aho has five but it’s still early. Is this a stat we need to keep an eye on? Switching gears, Pearson has six empty-net points which are also one behind, you guessed it, Aho.
  • Jake Virtanen and Elias Pettersson each have three dinged crossbars this year. Jake is aiming now and that 20-goal mark may not be too far away. My prediction: February 12 against the Blackhawks is Jake’s 20th.
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This can’t be the best name, right?
MY 94 CENTS
This one’s in Minny. Brock Boeser has the crew at the game and he’s playing like a man possessed. There’s no way Vancouver loses today. Brock scores again and Quinn adds two points.
Short and sweet.
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