nhl Game Recap
Vancouver Ices Minnesota 2-0 - Recap
Casey DeSmith stopped everything that Minnesota threw at him on Thursday, leading Vancouver to a 2-0 win at Rogers Arena.
The Canucks were a -107 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Vancouver got goals from Teddy Blueger, and Nils Hoglander in the victory. Hoglander opened the scoring at 18:05 of the first period.
Casey DeSmith stopped 26 of 26 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 15 of 17 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Vancouver scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Minnesota went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Vancouver 26-17 in the game.
Next game, Vancouver takes its act home to face Carolina looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head on the road to face Edmonton.