Beginning a three-game stretch in Western Canada, the Minnesota Wild knew they needed to get it rolling with a good start, but actually found themselves behind in this game early on.
Vancouver’s newest addition, Josh Leivo lofted one past Devan Dubnyk on the Canucks’ first shot of the game and you had to wonder whether this was a sign of things to come.
However, this didn’t feel like recent nights, where there was no puck luck for the Wild. Whether it was the ineptness of the Vancouver outfit or the Minnesota Wild were actually stepping their game up is anyone’s guess though.