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12/07 00:40 CST Raty has 2 goals and an assist as Canucks beat Wild 4-2
Raty has 2 goals and an assist as Canucks beat Wild 4-2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) --- Aatu Raty had two goals and an assist, and
the Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Saturday night to snap a
four-game skid.
Tom Willander and defenseman Elias Pettersson also scored for the Canucks, and
Nikita Tolopilo stopped 27 shots.
Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello scored for the Wild. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 16
shots while losing in regulation for the first time in 11 starts (8-1-2) this
season.
Wallstedt allowed the four goals after giving up only five in his last six
games --- with four shutouts in that span.
Boldy scored on the first shot of the game at 3:11, but Vancouver took control
with three goals in a span of 5:43 in the second period.
Willander's goal at 9:29 was his first in the NHL, while Pettersson's at 11:46
was his first of the season and second of his career. Raty made it 3-1 with
4:48 remaining in the middle period.
Raty then pushed the led to three goals at 5:09 of the third and Zuccarello
beat Tolopilo on a power play with 2:38 remaining.
Before what would have been his 500th career game, Vancouver forward Elias
Pettersson left the pregame warmup and was scratched from the lineup with an
upper-body injury
Up next Wild: At Seattle on Monday to finish a four-game trip. Canucks: Host Detroit on Monday. ___ AP NHL: https://www.apnews.com/hub/NHL |
