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 Captain Henrik Sedin recorded a goal and an assist while rookie
Bo Horvat also tallied for the Canucks, who salvaged the finale of
the three-game season series. Eddie Lack turned aside 20 shots to
improve to 2-0-1 lifetime against the Wild.
Nino Niederreiter scored both goals for Minnesota, which had its
franchise record-tying 10-game point streak (8-0-2) halted. Former
Canuck Jordan Schroeder notched two assists and Devan Dubnyk made 26
saves in his 14th straight start as the Wild also saw their six-game
road point streak (4-0-2) come to an end.
Minnesota opened the scoring 8:55 into the contest as Schroeder
skated down the right wing and made a pass from below the faceoff
circle to Niederreiter, who beat Lack from the doorstep. The Canucks
drew even 42 seconds into the middle period, when Sedin buried the
rebound of brother Daniel's shot from the right circle during an
odd-man rush.
Horvat gave Vancouver the lead 93 seconds into the third,
backhanding the puck into an open net as it was going wide after
Dubnyk stopped Jannik Hansen's shot from above the slot. Biega made
it 3-1 at 11:54 with a one-timer from the right point that beat a
screened Dubnyk before Niederreiter scored from the doorstep less
than two minutes later, and the Canucks held their ground as the
Wild made a frantic charge for the equalizer in the final 60
seconds.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: A moment of silence was held before the game for
Vancouver-born former NHL D Steve Montador, who passed away in his
home on Sunday at the age of 35. ... Niederreiter's multi-goal
performance was his second of the season, with the first being a hat
trick against Buffalo on Nov. 13. ... Biega was in the Canucks'
lineup due to recent injuries to fellow Ds Alex Edler and Chris
Tanev. ... Dubnyk fell to 10-2-1 since being acquired from Arizona.
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