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Welcome back to Instant Reaction &#8212; the series here at CanucksArmy where we give you our instant reaction to the game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below! Trent Leith is on The Stanchies and Mike Liu will have The Statsies &#8212; CA&#8217;s analytics-based post game report &#8212; up later this afternoon. 
This game began very scrambly, with the Canucks seemingly creating more of the chances to start. Ian Cole opened the scoring, tallying his second goal of the year.
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Ian Cole opens the scoring in Minnesota thanks in part to a nice pick by Tyler Myers!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/tQ6qUIvVly">pic.twitter.com/tQ6qUIvVly</a>
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Then the refs got to work. First, there was a Conor Garland high-sticking penalty, and that one was the right call. But while the Canucks were shorthanded, Elias Lindholm was called for roughing on this play to put the Canucks on a 5-on-3 penalty kill for a minute and a half.
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Elias Lindholm was called for roughing on this play&#8230;.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/YxBXZaAThs">pic.twitter.com/YxBXZaAThs</a>
&mdash; CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759659023237021869?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
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That has to be the softest roughing penalty I&#8217;ve seen called in quite some time. The Canucks killed off the penalties, but Minnesota&#8217;s referee-manufactured-momentum kept up after the penalties expired. Eventually, the Canucks started to swing momentum back in their favour through some solid forechecking and flat-out hard work.
They were then rewarded for their efforts when Noah Juulsen got a puck through traffic that JT Miller buried to give the Canucks a 2-0 lead. And yes, on their second shot of the game, the Canucks scored their second goal of the game.
In the final minute of the opening frame, the Wild were rewarded for an overall decent period where they would have greatly benefited from just a single save from their goaltender.
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A pass goes off Joel Eriksson Ek&#39;s skate and in. Minnesota cuts Vancouver&#39;s lead in half. It&#39;s 2-1<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/xDJqQvlOOI">pic.twitter.com/xDJqQvlOOI</a>
&mdash; CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759665327687016832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
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In the second period, the Canucks came out firing. A strong sequence in the Minnesota zone where the Canucks continuously hemmed the Wild in while making line changes ended after Nils Höglander set up Elias Pettersson with a nifty feed that EP40 made no mistake in burying.
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Elias Pettersson scores his 29th goal of the season on a rocket of a shot!🚀🇸🇪<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/hiMi3zkm0o">pic.twitter.com/hiMi3zkm0o</a>
&mdash; CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759672710542823722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Then, after another power play opportunity gone by the wayside, the Canucks&#8217; power play got on the board, with JT Miller scoring his second goal of the game.
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J.T. Miller scores his second goal of the game! It&#39;s 4-1 Canucks! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/4jKY6JGJIZ">pic.twitter.com/4jKY6JGJIZ</a>
&mdash; CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759674400809599020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The Wild cut the Canucks&#8217; lead down to two after Matt Boldy found his way behind Filip Hronek and Quinn Hughes:
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Matt Boldy finds his way past the Canucks defense and scores on a breakaway. 4-2 Vancouver. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/sF3UlunVRO">pic.twitter.com/sF3UlunVRO</a>
&mdash; CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759675005930295461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Not to be outdone, JT Miller turned on the jets and went coast-to-coast to complete the hat-trick and give the Canucks a three-goal lead:
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J.T. Miller Hat Trick! What a goal! 
It&#39;s 5-2 Vancouver! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/YtaycA1ZyY">pic.twitter.com/YtaycA1ZyY</a>
&mdash; CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759676890422645016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Conor Garland left for the room after blocking a shot with his right knee. He struggled to his feet and needed help getting off the ice. He would end up returning for the third period.
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Conor Garland goes down after blocking a shot with his knee<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/GB4QcuZBsg">pic.twitter.com/GB4QcuZBsg</a>
&mdash; CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759677416384102448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Dakota Joshua has missed just two games, but his absence has certainly been felt, as the third line&#8217;s effectiveness has certainly dipped without Joshua. If Garland had to miss any time, that would mean another huge hit to the third line, and to the Canucks&#8217; overall lineup.
The Wild set us up for an&#8230; interesting third period after Mats Zuccarello cut the score down to 5-3 on an extended five-on-three power play:
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Minnesota scores on the power play. Looks like the puck goes off Ian Cole. 5-3 Canucks <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/BgxTHVqmJV">pic.twitter.com/BgxTHVqmJV</a>
&mdash; CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759680474350600315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The Canucks took two late penalties late in the second, and were down by two men yet again to start the period. And as you probably know by now, the penalty trouble proved costly for the Canucks.
First, Minnesota pulled within one almost immediately:
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Minnesota scores another power play goal. It&#39;s a one goal game. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/bWSFXGhUbX">pic.twitter.com/bWSFXGhUbX</a>
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Just 21 seconds later, the Wild &#8212; back on a 5-on-3 power play because of a JT Miller pick over the glass penalty &#8212; tied this game up:
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Tie game. 
How was there not a whistle on this play?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/9v9zYOKYxL">pic.twitter.com/9v9zYOKYxL</a>
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Of course, the referee MUST have been able to keep his eye on this puck the whole time, which obviously explains why there was no whistle on this play. Nothing to see here!
Anyways, the Canucks gave up five goals in five minutes, so I&#8217;m just going to deliver you those as swiftly as possible.
6-5 Wild:
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Joel Eriksson Ek hat trick goal. Minnesota leads 6-5 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/EcNuQz3DHe">pic.twitter.com/EcNuQz3DHe</a>
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7-5 Wild:
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7-5 Wild. That&#39;s their 4th goal of the 3rd period. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/Xr38P6eEb0">pic.twitter.com/Xr38P6eEb0</a>
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8-5 Wild:
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8-5 Wild <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/r1edRbVvdr">pic.twitter.com/r1edRbVvdr</a>
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This was a collapse like we&#8217;ve yet to see from this year&#8217;s team.
Nikita Zadorov cut the deficit down to two when he walked in and sniped one past Marc-Andre Fleury to make it 8-6.
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Nikita Zadorov gets the Canucks back within two! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Canucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNWild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MNWild</a> 🎥: Sportsnet | NHL <a href="https://t.co/F1aKapUCHO">pic.twitter.com/F1aKapUCHO</a>
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The Canucks continued to press but weren&#8217;t gifted any 5-on-3 power plays or non-whistles to help them in their comeback attempt. The Canucks got just their third power play opportunity of the game with just over 5 minutes remaining as they looked to pull off the improbable. The Canucks&#8217; PP didn&#8217;t manage to convert, but with Casey DeSmith at the bench shortly after, Quinn Hughes found Brock Boeser in the slot for a deflection goal to bring the Canucks within one with just over two minutes remaining.
The Canucks got a great look from JT Miller leaning into a one-timer, but a full-length bid toward the empty net from Jonas Brodin made it 9-7, effectively putting this one out of reach for the Canucks.
10-7 Wild final, with Minnesota scoring seven goals in the third period.
How much did Tyler Myers&#8217; &#8220;felt like we were playing two teams&#8221; comment following the Canucks&#8217; 4-2 loss affect today&#8217;s officiating? It&#8217;s tough to know for sure, but it&#8217;s also not hard to believe that the answer is &#8220;at least a little bit.&#8221;
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This sums it up. The second you poke the officials publicly you bet your ass they’re gonna get petty. I bet their group chat was going off after that Jets game. <a href="https://t.co/TW6J2XvFYk">https://t.co/TW6J2XvFYk</a>
&mdash; Wyatt Arndt (@TheStanchion) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheStanchion/status/1759688187226775784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
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What&#8217;s your instant reaction to today&#8217;s game? Let us know in the comments section below!
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Welcome back to Instant Reaction -- the series here at CanucksArmy where we give you our instant reaction to the game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below! Trent Leith is on The Stanchies and Mike Liu will have The Statsies -- CA's analytics-based post game report -- up later this afternoon. 

This game began very scrambly, with the Canucks seemingly creating more of the chances to start. Ian Cole opened the scoring, tallying his second goal of the year.

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759657992654626870

Then the refs got to work. First, there was a Conor Garland high-sticking penalty, and that one was the right call. But while the Canucks were shorthanded, Elias Lindholm was called for roughing on this play to put the Canucks on a 5-on-3 penalty kill for a minute and a half.

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759659023237021869

That has to be the softest roughing penalty I've seen called in quite some time. The Canucks killed off the penalties, but Minnesota's referee-manufactured-momentum kept up after the penalties expired. Eventually, the Canucks started to swing momentum back in their favour through some solid forechecking and flat-out hard work.

They were then rewarded for their efforts when Noah Juulsen got a puck through traffic that JT Miller buried to give the Canucks a 2-0 lead. And yes, on their second shot of the game, the Canucks scored their second goal of the game.

In the final minute of the opening frame, the Wild were rewarded for an overall decent period where they would have greatly benefited from just a single save from their goaltender.

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759665327687016832

In the second period, the Canucks came out firing. A strong sequence in the Minnesota zone where the Canucks continuously hemmed the Wild in while making line changes ended after Nils Höglander set up Elias Pettersson with a nifty feed that EP40 made no mistake in burying.

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759672710542823722

Then, after another power play opportunity gone by the wayside, the Canucks' power play got on the board, with JT Miller scoring his second goal of the game.

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759674400809599020

The Wild cut the Canucks' lead down to two after Matt Boldy found his way behind Filip Hronek and Quinn Hughes:

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759675005930295461

Not to be outdone, JT Miller turned on the jets and went coast-to-coast to complete the hat-trick and give the Canucks a three-goal lead:

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759676890422645016

Conor Garland left for the room after blocking a shot with his right knee. He struggled to his feet and needed help getting off the ice. He would end up returning for the third period.

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759677416384102448

Dakota Joshua has missed just two games, but his absence has certainly been felt, as the third line's effectiveness has certainly dipped without Joshua. If Garland had to miss any time, that would mean another huge hit to the third line, and to the Canucks' overall lineup.

The Wild set us up for an... interesting third period after Mats Zuccarello cut the score down to 5-3 on an extended five-on-three power play:

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759680474350600315

The Canucks took two late penalties late in the second, and were down by two men yet again to start the period. And as you probably know by now, the penalty trouble proved costly for the Canucks.

First, Minnesota pulled within one almost immediately:

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759686840070856909

Just 21 seconds later, the Wild -- back on a 5-on-3 power play because of a JT Miller pick over the glass penalty -- tied this game up:

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759687337863471425

Of course, the referee MUST have been able to keep his eye on this puck the whole time, which obviously explains why there was no whistle on this play. Nothing to see here!

Anyways, the Canucks gave up five goals in five minutes, so I'm just going to deliver you those as swiftly as possible.

6-5 Wild:

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759687802500137440

7-5 Wild:

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759688841504719295

8-5 Wild:

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759689352567992534

This was a collapse like we've yet to see from this year's team.

Nikita Zadorov cut the deficit down to two when he walked in and sniped one past Marc-Andre Fleury to make it 8-6.

https://twitter.com/CanucksArmy/status/1759690809988075872

The Canucks continued to press but weren't gifted any 5-on-3 power plays or non-whistles to help them in their comeback attempt. The Canucks got just their third power play opportunity of the game with just over 5 minutes remaining as they looked to pull off the improbable. The Canucks' PP didn't manage to convert, but with Casey DeSmith at the bench shortly after, Quinn Hughes found Brock Boeser in the slot for a deflection goal to bring the Canucks within one with just over two minutes remaining.

The Canucks got a great look from JT Miller leaning into a one-timer, but a full-length bid toward the empty net from Jonas Brodin made it 9-7, effectively putting this one out of reach for the Canucks.

10-7 Wild final, with Minnesota scoring seven goals in the third period.

How much did Tyler Myers' "felt like we were playing two teams" comment following the Canucks' 4-2 loss affect today's officiating? It's tough to know for sure, but it's also not hard to believe that the answer is "at least a little bit."

https://twitter.com/TheStanchion/status/1759688187226775784

What's your instant reaction to today's game? Let us know in the comments section below!

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Instant Reaction: Canucks allow six goals in six minutes, blow three goal lead in 10-7 loss to Wild

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